78 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER MARIANA ONGANGO OLOLO GOES TO SCHOOL

Mariana Ong’ango Ololo pictured above is a 78years old pupil at Obambo Primary School. .
Mariana is the oldest pupil in the school. 

The grandmother from Siaya county was reported to have showed up at the school unannounced on 14 May, in a school uniform with a shaved head and accompanied by her 56-year-old son George. Even with her poor health, Mariana the mother of eight children reportedly started school because of an interest in politics and was inspired to do so by the election of Uhuru Kenyatta. She told the Daily Nation, "“Uhuru Kenyatta is not an old man, but took over as fourth President because he has got an education. That is a clear indicator that a person cannot rank highly in society without an education.”

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