They say Education has got no age limits. True to this say, a 55 year old Jane Cheruiyot and 39 year old Julius Mwangi are beating all odds as they join other KCPE candidates in writing the national exams.
Jane Cheruiyot, a mother of two dropped out of Standard Four in 1988 and got married but has now reignited her quest for education.
She hails from Kiboino Village in Baringo Central and decided to enroll for adult education last year.
Ms Cheruiyot and six other adult education candidates will sit the national test at the Visa Oshwal Academy in Kabarnet, Baringo County.
She has exuded great confidence and is optimistic that she will emerge a victor in the examinations. She added that the skills she intends to acquire in her education will go in handy in helping her run her business.
“I am optimistic that I will pass the examination with flying colours. I want to join a good secondary school, and later get admission into a top university in the country, where I would pursue an undergraduate course in business, I want to use the skills I would have acquired to manage my business,” said Ms Cheruiyot.
Even though she joined school a bit late, Ms Cheruiyot is no doubt a lover and a strong believer in education. She has ensured that her children did not go through what she is currently going through y enrolling them for studies earlier in their respective lives.
Her first born is a student at Tambach Teachers Training College in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, while her second born is a Form Four student sitting this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Another candidate, Julius Mwangi, 39, enrolled for the national test at a boys’ primary school in the county. He was being tutored at home by a teacher from Ndeu Primary School.
Mr Mwangi, who ditched studies while in Standard Seven in 1997, says he decided to go back to school to increase his chances of landing a well-paying job and bettering his life.
“Life, of late, has been unbearable. I realised without education, my financial situation was not going to improve. Since dropping out of school in my much younger years, I have been struggling to make ends meet. I have a family, and I want to succeed. The only recipe of the success I am craving for is education,” said Mr Mwangi.
“I urge those who are elderly and uneducated to consider enrolling or re-enrolling to school. Education makes life easier and better,” said Mr Mwangi.
The father of two has set the bar higher as he hopes to later become an advocate on completion of his studies
Mwangi is a happy man as his wife supports his educational journey. His wife has also revealed that she wished she could go back to school just like her husband but she apparently can’t because of their young children.
Should the government consider investing in adult education?
As an adult do you believe you can compete against the young minds?
