Mary Okelo: Makini has set standards bar high

Makini Schools founder Mary Okelo saw two signs that told her she had a future in school business: Passion for children and falling standards in public schools. That was in 1978. And that was when Makini was born in a home backyard with eight pupils.

“Public education started its downhill trend in 1978,” Mrs Okelo told Business Daily last week at her office, off Ngong Road in Nairobi.
“As one who always had a passion for children, I saw a big opportunity to step forward with an inspired alternative.”