When Maruge was 84 he enrolled in a primary school in Kenya. He had a terrible life before and needed to learn how to read because he got a letter from the British Government.
Maruge was born in 1920.
Plagued by memories of his time in Kenya in 1953, when he fought with the Mau Mau against the British he zoned out a lot in class. When he was told to sharpen his pencil, he had a vision from when he was younger. The time when he was captured and the people who kidnapped him, sharpened a pencil and shoved it in his ear.
There is a movie called "The First Grader" which is based on Kimani's life.
Maruge lived through a very tough life but got through it one step at a time.
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