Nursery School: Graduation
When we attended nursery school and were about to graduate, there was no guarantee we would be accepted in Munyeki (thukuru nene) the senior or advanced school. We…
Growth of Munyeki Primary
As the Munyeki school grew, the demand grew as well. More families bought land and settled in places like Marubani, Kabuteni and Kaimbaga. Those were new settlements in…
When Is Your Birthday? No Idea!
After learning the alphabet, counting and drawing in the lower grades, “serious” learning started in standard four. We had a “thick” book called Safari Book. They started with…
Thank You Teachers
I love and greatly appreciate all the teachers who were there to teach us how to curve out the letters of the alphabet and keeping them straight on…
Rough Start Learning English
But before we could get to the point of communicating effectively, there were many hurdles a child from Munyeki had to overcome. Our teachers were mainly Kikuyus proudly…
Lets Sing Our National Anthem
Then we had to attend the school assembly every Friday and that meant we hoisted the flag and sang our beautiful national anthem in Swahili. Lord help us…
A Strange New Name
Our turn came and I was asked my name. I said the two names I had always used for all my twelve years on this planet. They were…
High School: My Rock Bottom
Then came the classroom situation. My new school was like the United Nations. There were teachers from all over the world. There were British and Irish nuns with…
Unfair Education System
I think of my first term and year in high school and I recognize how unfair our education system was, still is in some areas. In the National…
I am a Bridesmaid: Say What?
About a year before I reported to high school, while still a student at Munyeki, my older sister decided to get married. She was having a real church…