The Kenyan government closed learning institutions since March 2020 and students have been grappling with the new reality. One such student struggling to cope is Agnes Parmeres who is a KWT Conservation Leadership Program scholar.
The Wildlife Management student at the University of Eldoret has been pursuing her bachelor’s degree since 2019. She would have finished her second year by now and gone on long holidays where she looked forward to doing her industrial attachment at a local NGO.
“I came home immediately after schools closed due to coronavirus outbreak in the country. It was abrupt and scaring. It has affected me in several ways.”