78-year-old
Mariana Ong’ango Ololo, a new pupil at Obambo Primary School, is not
only the oldest pupil in her class, the grandmother is also the oldest
pupil in the school. Ololo,
who hails from Siaya county, reportedly showed up at the school
unannounced on 14 May, in a school uniform with a shaved head and
accompanied by her 56-year-old son George.The
school principal Joseph Muloand told the Daily Nation, “It is a unique
case. We have to lay down a strategy of handling such an elderly pupil.”
Ololo has already missed classes on several occasions due to her poor
health.
The Nation
reports that she is a mother of eight and has been a widow since 2002.
She reportedly started school because of an interest in politics and was
inspired to do so by the election of Uhuru Kenyatta. She told the Daily
Nation, "“Uhuru Kenyatta is not an old man, but took over as fourth
President because he has got an education. That is a clear indicator
that a person cannot rank highly in society without an education.”Her
story is very similar to that of Guinness World Record holder Kimani
Maruge who enrolled in primary school at the age of 84. Maruge had a
2010 movie, called The First Grader, made about his experience.
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