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Meru leaders raise Sh2m fees for needy students joining Form One

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Athwana Ward MCA Jim Muchui (right) at a fundraiser in Karumo Technical Training Institute on January 5, 2024. [Courtesy]

Meru leaders raised more than Sh2 million in school fees for bright and needy students joining Form One.

Families in the semi-arid area of Athwana in Tigania West Sub County were in despair after floods washed away crops, leaving them with no source of income to educate the children.

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