Every now and then I walk to school, on my way, I always feel pity for most of the children who are never lucky to attend school on a daily basis the way I do.

They toil on a daily basis from morning till evening to make ends meet financially  in their families, but the few coins they earn on a daily basis never satisfy their needs as compared to education they would have gotten instead.

In Kiamaiko market, parents have made their children look after the goats,  for each goat they look after, they are paid sh 10, making them spend the whole day, so that the few coins may  be equivalent to notes.

With these few notes they make, they take it home to feed their families, as they spend it on food, clothing and shelter, hence denying them a chance to make use of pen and ink in school.

If only they could get a person who values education, these children would be able to better their future and be self reliant in life.

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