The story of a PhD student who got pregnant in Form 3
Against the odds: Caroline Kandusi, aged 30, with her family. In 2002, she got pregnant while in Form 3. She was allowed back in school, and now is studying towards a doctorate degree. PHOTO I COURTESY OF CAROLINE
What you need to know:
Today, she recalls how she defied the odds and surmounted the emotional, societal barriers to realise her full potential as a young girl.
Now a holder of a master’s degree in leadership and governance from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Sciences and Technology in Nairobi, her story comes as debate rages on whether or not teen mothers should be allowed back to class.
