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She started nursery school at Kilimani Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya, where her father worked as communications director for the All Africa Conference of Churches. She later attended Northmead and Woodlands primary schools briefly, then [[Lusaka Girls Primary School]], and later [[Leopards Hill Secondary School]]. | She started nursery school at Kilimani Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya, where her father worked as communications director for the All Africa Conference of Churches. She later attended Northmead and Woodlands primary schools briefly, then [[Lusaka Girls Primary School]], and later [[Leopards Hill Secondary School]]. | ||
At age 17, after completing high school, she walked into the then [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation|Zambia Broadcasting Service (now ZNBC) | At age 17, after completing high school, she walked into the then [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation|Zambia Broadcasting Service]] (now ZNBC) to plead for a job but they could not hire her because of her age and inexperience. Because she was persistent, she was put in a pool of about ten candidates. All the others at the interview were journalism college graduates who laughed off her chances. Little did they know that she had been practicing for the job in front of the mirror for five years and they were all stunned when she got the job. | ||
==Professional career== | ==Professional career== | ||
