: He proved that the human mind remains hungry for knowledge regardless of age.
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Maruge was not just an elderly student; he was a former who had spent his youth battling British colonial rule in Kenya during the 1950s. Because of the war and his role in the rebellion, he was never afforded the opportunity for a formal education. His decision to enter a classroom decades later was deeply rooted in his past; he famously stated that "education is the key to liberty," seeing literacy as the final piece of the independence he had fought for physically years prior. The Catalyst: Free Education for All : He proved that the human mind remains