When Anne Nduati got a call from her daughter’s class teacher a few years ago that the girl was sleeping too much during lessons, she initially dismissed it as a case of laziness and indiscipline. Though Nduati’s fears intensified when more teachers started making numerous calls in a day, complaining about the girl falling asleep several times, she was still persuaded that her daughter was deliberately engaging in inappropriate conduct. Eventually, Nduati was jolted to seek medical advice when her daughter Jane Wachera dozed off while sitting her KCPE exam. “I found it weird that a candidate, no matter the circumstances, would fall asleep during her final examinations. People may unwillingly fall asleep while at work or at school, when having a conversation, playing a game, eating a meal, or, most dangerously, when driving, cooking or operating other types of machinery,” Nduati says.

Source: The Star May 11, 2021 01:52 UTC