I left calves grazing, now I look after lionsThe conditions into which Dr Tuqa Jirmo (above) was born into were less than ideal for academic success, but that did not stop him. Realising that his father would never take him back to school, Jirmo hatched a plan. He recounts: “We would be left to look after the calves when the older children took the cattle to graze. He left the children in the field and started the long walk back to school. In 1987 he completed primary education and joined Marsabit Boys Secondary School where he sat or KCSE exams in 1991.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2020 06:22 UTC