Esther Nduta dreamed of finishing school and starting a business, but her parents took her out of school when she was 14 because they couldn’t afford the fees. Now she spends her days doing menial jobs such as washing clothes and dishes to pay her younger brother’s school fees.
Another of her brothers has already finished school.
She would love to go to night school and finish her education, but she cannot afford to pay.
She insists that it doesn’t anger or frustrate her: That’s just the way things work in Kenya for millions of girls and young women.