Kenyan grandmother, 90, 'world's oldest primary school pupil'.



A 90-year-old grandmother, identified as Priscilla Sitienei, who hails from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county, has not given up on education, as she’s enrolled in a primary school in Kenya.
According to Priscilla, she chose to attend school simply because she had an eagerness to read the Bible and learn how to send an SMS on her phone.The relentless grandmother is enrolled at Vision preparatory and she is schoolmate with seven of her grandchildren. 
Priscilla affectionately referred to as Gogo, which is the grandmother in Kalenjin, dedicated much of her life to raising her children and was a midwife for 65 years.She grew up under colonial rule and did not get the opportunity to go to school, so she took to education at her old age in a bid to empower herself.According to reports gathered, The old woman never shy away from learning and shares classes with children young enough to be her great-grandchildren. 
A teacher in her school revealed that her attitude is admirable and proves to many in our society that it’s never too late to learn and accomplish your dreams.
Mrs Sitienei grew up under British colonial masters and never had the chance to go to school. She said she wants to be able to read the Bible, pass on her midwifery skills and write down the herbal remedies she uses in births. She also hopes to inspire those younger than her including her own classmates, aged between 10 and 14, some of whom she delivered as babies."Too many older children are not in school. They even have children themselves," they tell me they are too old. I tell them, 'Well I am at school and so should you'."Mrs Sitienei follows in the footsteps of the late Kimani Maruge, 84, who became the subject of a British-produced film called The First Grader, when he enrolled in a primary school in Eldoret, Kenya after the government announced the roll-out of free and universal primary education in 2003. Mr Maruge and teachers at the school were forced to fight the government to keep his place. In 2005, he was invited to address the United Nations Millennium Development Summit about the importance of free primary education. Mrs Sitienei also faced opposition when she first tried to enrol at her school, but headteacher David Kinyanjui said she is now a "blessing and a motivator"."I'm very proud of her," he said. "She is loved by every pupil, they all want to learn and play with her."She is doing well… considering her age I can say I have seen a big difference in this school since she came."Now a prefect, Mrs Sitienei takes part in Maths, English, PE, dance, drama and singing. She wears the school's blue uniform and green jumper and shares a dormitory with one of her great-great-grandchildren, where she delivers babies at weekends. She spends break-times telling stories to her classmates under trees near the playing fields to ensure her knowledge of local customs is passed on."I want to say to the children of the world, especially girls, that education will be your wealth, don't look back and run to your father," she said, "With education, you can be whatever you want, a doctor, lawyer or a pilot."
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