20-year-old following in Wangari Maathai’s footsteps

Elizabeth planting trees with KUNEC members (in the backround) in Githurai on World Water Day this year {PHOTO: GARDY CHACHA/STANDARD}

What would the average Kenyan do if they ‘failed’ their KCSE? Give up perhaps. I was tempted to do the same but I did not

My name is Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti. I am 20-years-old, currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and community development at Kenyatta University.