Kenya: Needy Mandera Students Get Kcb's Form 1 Sponsorship

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Kenya: Needy Mandera Students Get Kcb's Form 1 Sponsorship

[Nation] KCB Bank has sponsored five needy students, four girls and one boy, from Mandera County to pursue their secondary school education.

Source: allAfrica.com

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