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Bright boy shuns 'imposed' course to work as farmhand

Former Samoei Secondary School student Collins Kiprop, 20, holds a milking container at Mutwot Farm in Jerusalem, Nandi County. The top scorer in KCSE shunned an 'imposed' course to work as a farmhand. (PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG/ STANDARD)

As he skilfully milks the cow, one would think Collins Kiprop, 20, has vast experience in livestock rearing.

But in his mind lies big dreams harboured since he was nine years old, but which have been shattered.

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