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Dr Esther Gacicio. [File, Standard]

When Dr Esther Gacicio first launched Elimika, an online training programme for primary school teachers, the uptake was disappointingly low.

This was in 2009 at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). Kenya was yet to host the first of the four sub-marine fibre cables that ushered in an unprecedented leap in internet access and digital innovation.

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