In partnership with Start a Library Trust, Governors’ Camp Collection and CITW Kenya were proud to engage children across the country in attempting to break the world record for the Most People Reading Aloud from the same text at the same time in multiple locations.
Between 08:30 and 09:00 a.m. on July 12, 300,000 learners from 3,000 schools nationwide, as well as 6,000 dedicated Reading Ambassadors, read an excerpt from Dr Hamisi Babusa’s Kiswahili fiction storybook Kijiji Cha Ukame.
The event marked the Inaugural National Reading Day, as declared by the President, H.E. Dr William Samoei Ruto. It aimed to leverage the transformative power of reading to amplify the powerful voices of African children in the fight against climate change.
