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Situated on the edge of Kibera slums in Nairobi, St. Peter’s Primary and Nursery School is one of the schools participating in Sadili Oval Sports Academy’s Court of Dreams programme. The school was founded in 2011 by Mr. Titus Ndonga who is now the director and Ms. Clare Amachari, who is the head teacher. Like most schools in Kibera, pupils at St. Peter’s learn under very poor conditions. With a population of 60 pupils from nursery to Std. 4, the school has only 3 teachers (including the head teacher). All the 60 pupils learn in the same room, barely partitioned using old rags. Outside the building they call school is a foul smelling stream of stagnant water that is full of litter. Despite these circumstances, the school’s head teacher has chosen to focus on the positive side: the fact that things have been getting better ever since she had the school enrolled on the Court of Dreams programme.  “I can’t help but notice how much change there has been in these pupils since our school joi

Edgar Arusei Saturday 22 nd saw 29 talented tennis players from across Nairobi gather at Sadili Oval for the 6 th edition of Smashers Challenge Cup. The sunny day got off to a fantastic start with all the 7 courts at Sadili packed with action. Edgar Arusei was the top-scorer of the day, putting up a superb fight to win all his 5 matches against different opponents. He garnered a total of 20 points. He was closely followed by Solomon Karani who scored 19 points, and third was Charles Ochieng’ with 16 points. In the Juniors Category (U12s), the kids were divided into two groups: Blues and Reds. Austine Katiech was the winner in the Blues category after beating Clinton in the finals. In the Reds category Eddy Ochieng, thrashed Aphline Britney in the finals to clinch victory. Sarah Yoon “It’s been an incredible experience. It’s my first time to participate in a Smashers tournament and I have been incredibly challenged,” remarked Sarah Yoon, a student from Rift Valley Academy. “I hope to