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84-year-old Kenyan to take school leaving certificate exam
Nov 9, 2010, 8:09 GMT
Nairobi - An 84-year-old farmer is among the candidates that began sitting this year's Certificate of Primary Education exams in Kenya on Tuesday.
Father-of-eight Allan Njoroge Muira returned to school last year after being forced to abandon his education during British colonial rule 60 years ago.
Muira attended a mission school from 1944 until 1950 when he was arrested under emergency rule.
He told KBC television that he would like to continue his education and possibly study law.
Muira said he had been subjected to injustices during his life and that his land had been taken from him and divided up without his knowledge.
'I want to get educated so that I can repossess my land,' he said.
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