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A primary school headteacher from Nanyuki who went beyond the classroom to rescue a bright but struggling student has been rewarded with a government promotion, just as the young man she championed prepares to collect his university degree.
Anna Scholar Sommy served as headteacher at Likii Primary School, where she says roughly 70% of learners come from the streets of Nanyuki town.
Rather than accept that reality as a limitation, she made it her personal mission to bring those children back into education and find ways to support those who managed to advance further.
Maseno student who nearly missed university over poverty returns after 5 years to thank well-wisher
One of those students was Joseph Njoroge, who sat his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education at Lenana School and walked away with a B+.
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Despite that strong result, the dream of joining Maseno University slipped out of reach due to financial constraints. With no clear path forward, Joseph turned back to the woman who had helped carry him through secondary school.
