Teacher’s book club boosts reading culture

Ogilgei Secondary School Teacher Gatundu Macharia during a reading session with some of his students. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

Lack of self-esteem and poor communication skills among learners inspired teacher Gatundu Macharia, to establish a book club.

Macharia, a teacher at Ogilgei Secondary School in Rongai Sub-county, Nakuru County, says students could hardly socialise with their peers, neither could they express themselves in class, and this adversely affected their academic performance.