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The First Grader

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

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Drama about an 84-year-old ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who wants to take up the offer of the new Kenyan government to guarantee free education for all so that he can learn to read. However, when he presents himself for the first day of term at a local school he encounters resistance from the parents and the educational establishment. He wants to learn but discovers that he needs to teach the children and teachers the lessons of his life. Show less

Contributors

Jane Obinchu:
Naomie Harris
Kimani N'gan'ga Maruge:
Oliver Litondo
Charled Obinchu:
Tony Kgoroge

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