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| Harvard-bound Emmanuel Gitu will pursue neuroscience at Harvard to understand his brother’s autism |
A bright student with Kenyan roots who is residing in Pennsylvania, USA, is joining Harvard University after being accepted to 31 top colleges. Harvard-bound Emmanuel Gitu will pursue neuroscience at Harvard to understand his brother’s autism. Who is Emmanuel Gitu? Eighteen-year-old Emmanuel Gitu, who studied at Springfield High School in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, chose Harvard over three other Ivy League universities – Princeton, Yale and Cornell. According to CBS, Gitu is planning to study neuroscience at Harvard, following in the footsteps of his brother, Ian Gitu, who has autism spectrum disorder. “I believe if we can understand the key biological changes in the brain and physiology of people with autism spectrum disorder. I think we can give them better-specialised therapy treatment,” said Gitu. Speaking to the news outlet, Gitu’s mother, Anne, said she was immensely proud that he was accepted to more Ivy League universities than any other student at Springfield in the last 15 years. “I’m very proud of him,” said Anne. Springfield chief academic officer Monica Conlin echoed this congratulatory message, saying Gitu made history at the public school. “Emmanuel did get into more Ivy League universities than any other student we’ve had in – honestly, I couldn’t say how many years it’s been, but (he) truly has made history here at Springfield High School,” said Conlin. What did Harvard students ask Ruto?Gitu’s inspiring story comes days after President William Ruto hosted a group of Harvard students at State House, Nairobi. The meeting with the students, which centred on Africa’s trade potential, took a turn after the students took Ruto to task over his tax policies. Ruto pushed back, saying the perception that Kenyans were overtaxed as a result of opposition leader Raila Odinga’s influence. Ruto accused the Azimio la Umoja leader of perpetuating the narrative that his Kenya Kwanza administration has increased taxes. The president explained that his tax regime was about living within our means as a country.
by William Osoro