My family is too big and our land can't fully support us. School fees for their children become the largest burden borne by Kaimosi families. Everyone hopes that a secondary education will ensure their child a wage paying job. The wages of the first born can then be used to pay the school fees of those who follow, and so on.
Education is seen as the way of the future.
Some mothers are fortunate enough to have wage paying jobs themselves, usually as a school teacher. Others depend on their husbands who often need to move away from the family in order to find employment. This is a picture of the children in their school uniforms. It is very important that children go to school and get an education. Without schooling it is hard to get a job.