The 59-year-old grandmother, who hails from Sogoet village made history this week after she was formally employed as an Early Childhood Education Development (ECED) teacher in Bomet County. Ms Chelule was among 1,200 ECED teachers placed on permanent and pensionable terms by the county government, though hers is a contract because of her advanced age. But still on average, Ms Chelule earned between Sh300 and Sh500 a month because parents could not raise much to remunerate her. I was on the brink of burning my certificates when one of my sons talked me out of it" says Ms Chelule. "I would like to work and retire on attaining 65 years as I have the drive to do the job I have been at for three-and-a-half decades," says Ms Chelule.

Source: Daily Nation July 22, 2020 10:52 UTC