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By Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to African History since 2001

Back to School in Kenya at 84

Wednesday January 14, 2004
When free primary schooling was introduced in Kenya last year by the new government, it's unlikely they ever imagined an 84-year-old sitting on the school benches. According to BBC News Kimani Nganga Maruge, who never had the opportunity to attend school, wants to "learn to read the Bible" and be able to "count the money he expects to receive in compensation" for fighting in the Mau Mau rebellion. Read report and see photo...

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