Let us bury this obsession and get on with creativity, innovation and other positive ways of our national life. She didn’t care whom she was helping, courageously playing her part like the humming bird and paid the ultimate price. She lost her life in the bid to save the lives of her fellow students. The situation was not addressed until, thankfully, President Moi revolutionised the education system in the 1980s through the 8-4-4 system, sparking an implosion in demand. This has been spotlighted by the example of Mary Mokaya, a beacon of light that must never ever be extinguished.

Source: Daily Nation October 24, 2017 19:41 UTC