‘Why I cried after school sent us home’
PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA Pauline Atieno, a pupil at Amani Primary School in Mombasa, speaks to the media on June 25, 2013.
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- The only girl in a family of seven said the unusual assembly bell on Tuesday morning made her shed tears when she thought of the environment at home
The 14-year-old girl who stunned Kenyans when she was featured shedding tears for being sent home following the teachers’ strike on Wednesday explained the reason for her distress.
“I have no conducive environment to study at home,” said Pauline Atieno, a pupil at Amani Primary School in Mombasa.
The only girl in a family of seven said the unusual assembly bell on Tuesday morning made her shed tears when she thought of the environment at home.
“I’m the only girl at home and whenever I plan to study there is a lot of interruption from my younger brother and cousin. Apart from that, the support I get from Amani Primary is great,” said Atieno.
Speaking from the family home at Ganahola in Mikindani, the Standard Seven pupil said she felt her older brother, a Form Four candidate, was too busy to help her with her homework.
