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With every breath, student fights to sit and finish KCSE exam

Terry Charity Njiru, a student at King David Junior and Secondary School, is getting ready to sit for her Kiswahili Paper on Nov 7, 2024. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard]

As thousands of KCSE candidates sit their exams comfortably across the country, 18-year-old Terry Charity, a student at King David Junior and Secondary School, battles through her papers with an oxygen cylinder and tubes fitted to aid her breathing.

This has been Terry's reality since the start of the KCSE exams last week. Every morning, Terry's parents, Lucy Mumbi and Paul Njiru, wake up early to prepare her for the day. Unable to walk, Terry relies on a hired taxi service to transport her to school, which is about three kilometres from their rented home.

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