Migori: Granny, 70, Takes KSh 250 Local Vegetables to Offset Form 3's Grandson KSh 100k School Fees

• An elderly woman was not ashamed to carry some green vegetables to her grandson's school as part of his school fees payment
• The partially blind granny said that was all she could offer in her bid to reduce her grandchild’s school fees arrears
• The school principal was seen inspecting the agricultural produce brought by the 70-year-old woman from Migori

A granny from Migori county has touched the hearts of many as she showed her determination to keep her kin in school.

Judith Ogutu Miteng' carried a mix of local vegetables to Sigiria Secondary School, where her grandson studies.

The 70-year-old took the vegetables to the school after Brian Ochieng' was sent home due to outstanding fees.

The Form Three student owed the school a total of KSh 113,505, an amount neither he nor his grandmother could raise.

"These vegetables could be worth KSh 250. All I want is for the school principal to write a receipt for us and show us how much balance we remain with," Miteng' said as she showed the vegetables.

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The partially blind elderly woman was determined to see her grandson stay in school and complete his education.

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Ochieng', who sat beside his concerned grandmother, said he was not ashamed of her token gesture to pay his school fees.

"I am neither ashamed nor embarrassed because this is what we can afford. This is the only thing we have at home. We do not have anything else to offer. I hope they accept this, and I will pay the rest when I finish school. I am confident I will pass my examinations," said the young man, who has been raised solely by his grandmother since childhood.

He scored 322 marks in his 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination.

Ochieng' approached the school principal, Phyllis Ochieng', to enroll him at the school after failing to secure admission to his school of choice due to financial challenges.

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Migori granny's plea to Sigiria High School principal

Miteng' pleaded with the school principal not to send her grandson home again because of school fees arrears.

She asked her to accept the vegetables as a small token towards the fees and as a sign of her commitment to clearing the balance.

"There are pumpkin leaves, sukuma wiki, and other vegetables. I don’t think I have any other option but to accept what she has brought because this is what she says she can afford.

According to her, the vegetables are valued at KSh 250, and so I’m going to write her a receipt for the same," said Phyllis.

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She noted that Ochieng' was a bright and disciplined student who always topped his class.

"He is a very disciplined boy. He has always been position one since he joined this school," she added.

The school allowed Ochieng' to return and continue with his studies, as Miteng' appealed to well-wishers for help in clearing the remaining balance.

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Homa Bay granny offers 6 chicken as school fees payment

Similarly, a woman from Homa Bay county once took six chicken to school after struggling to pay her grandchildren’s fees arrears amounting to KSh 245,000.

Mitchell and Hillary were students at Adiedo Mixed Secondary School, and their struggling grandmother could not clear the outstanding balance.

James Kabarak Kochia, the school principal, was seen inspecting the birds brought as part of the fee payment.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke