CNN.com - Oldest elementary school pupil tours NYC - Sep 14, 2005: "NEW YORK (AP) -- Kimani Ng'ang'a waited more than eight decades for his first day of school. The Kenyan villager wants to make sure nobody else has to wait that long.
The 85-year-old man, billed as the world's oldest elementary school pupil, toured Manhattan Tuesday to promote a global campaign urging assistance for an estimated 100 million children denied an education because of poverty.
Kimani only started his formal education in January 2004.
'Look what school has done for me so far,' said Kimani, standing in Battery Park with the Statue of Liberty behind him. 'Here I am in New York.'
As part of his visit, Kimani traveled around Manhattan in a yellow school bus to spread his message about education for needy children."
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