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NANDI, Kenya: In a stone classroom in rural Kenya’s Rift Valley, Priscilla Sitienei, who turns 99 on Friday, takes notes alongside fellow pupils who are all more than eight decades younger than her. Dressed in the school uniform of grey dress and green sweater, Sitienei said she went back to class to set a good example for her great grandchildren and to pursue a new career. “I
In a classroom in rural Kenya's Rift Valley, a student takes notes alongside her fellow students. She wears the same school uniform – a grey skirt and green sweater. However, there is one difference. Priscilla Sitienei is more than 80 years older than them.