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Marvel of 75-year-old Form One student
Rufinus arap Taa, 75, at play with his classmates at Korabariet Secondary School in Kuresoi District on Monday. Mzee Taa, a herbalist, expects that going to school will enable him to serve his clients better. Photos/JOSEPH KIHERI
Posted Monday, February 8 2010 at 20:00
In Summary
- Mzee Maruge inspired me to learn how to read and write, says the excited herbalist
Mzee Taa then moved to the former African Highlands Tea Company, where he was employed as a tea picker between 1966 and 1977.
The old man later joined the Ministry of Water and retired in 1993. He moved to Kuresoi, where he had bought a five-acre piece of land in a section of the now controversial Mau Forest Complex.
Mzee Taa says he was among those who received title deeds from President Kibaki in 2005 at Olenguruone.
But all’s not well for Mzee Taa. He has no income to enable him to pay his school fees and is appealing to well-wishers to assist him.
He says this term’s fees of Sh6,000 was paid by former Kuresoi MP Moses Cheboi.
The headteacher, Mr Leonard Kirui, described Mzee Taa as a determined, disciplined, and bright student who is interested in sciences.
“He has vast knowledge in herbal medicine and has been treating minor illnesses among students and local residents.”
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