M23 rebels stationed at a base on the hills of Kanyarucinya on the outskirts of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on November 19, 2012. Photo/AFP
Helping hand • The various scholarship programmes should be commended for enabling many students from poor families who excelled in the KCPE exam to join Form One, says F. Mukembu. “I call upon more well-wishers, including individuals, banks, publishers and other organisations, to lend a helping hand to needy children to enable them to get an education.” His contact is [email protected].