Kimani Maruge reads a book as his teacher Muniu Ezrric and desk-mate Margret Waithera look on at Kapkenduiywo...
Kimani Maruge (L) reads a book as his teacher Muniu Ezrric (R) and desk-mate Margret Waithera (C) look on at Kapkenduiywo Primary School in Langas, Eldoret, 300km west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, October 6, 2006. The classmates ten times his junior would be hard-pressed to match the enthusiasm of Maruge, 86, a peasant farmer and veteran of Kenyas 1950s anti-colonial Mau Mau revolt who now has the distinction of being the oldest pupil on the planet according to the Guinness Book of World Records. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA)