He grew up in a slum on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. But Ken Okoth found a way out of the cycle of poverty, winning a scholarship to an American university, and going on to become a teacher at a prestigious local high school. He joins Kojo to discuss the violence in his native country, and why he believes education is a source of-- and possible solution to-- the political turmoil.
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Local Lessons from Unrest in Kenya
Listen Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at 12:36 p.m. in SocietyGuests
Ken Okoth
History Teacher, Potomac School (McLean, Va); Founder, Children of Kibera Foundation (CoKF)
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