World's Oldest Pupil Buried

Written by Team Gacimi
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 10:48
The world’s oldest pupil, Stephen Kimani Maruge, 89, was on Monday buried, 10 days after succumbing to cancer. Though a cloud of grief briefly hung over Arashi farm in Subukia, Nakuru North District, it was soon dispersed by the legacy left by Mr Maruge, who entered the Guinness World of Records for enrolling in primary school at 84. “He shall be remembered as an icon of inspiration,” said a eulogy, aptly summing up the feelings of mourners. And leaders were generous in their praise, with President Kibaki saying he was “the champion of free primary education.” Maruge came to the limelight in 2003 when he joined Standard One at Eldoret’s Kapkenduiywo Primary School after the new Narc Government introduced free primary schooling. MORE>>>
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