Programmes cordinator of the Science in a Suitcase project, Jeremiah Kithinji, poses for a portrait inside the science club classroom at the Muramati Primary School in Nanyuki, Laikipia county on January 28, 2026.Jeremiah Kithinjii, 27, a Kenyan teacher based in Laikipia County, had never touched a computer growing up and only encountered one after high school. In November 2025, he judged the World Robotics Olympiad international finals in Singaporethe only Kenyan judge at the competitionafter his students from Sweetwaters Primary and Junior School represented Kenya at the same event, a rare achievement for a rural public school. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP via Getty Images)