Age is just a number: 78-year-old Diborah Lotodo earns PhD from CUEA

Age is just a number: 78-year-old Diborah Lotodo earns PhD from CUEA
Dr. Diborah Chepkisich Lotodo proudly holding her degree scroll after graduating with a PhD in Counseling and Psychology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
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Diborah Chepkisich Lotodo, 78, has graduated with a PhD in Counselling and Psychology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) as part of the Class of 2026.
Dr Lotodo is the widow of the late politician Francis Polisi Loile Lotodo and the mother of Augustine Loile. She celebrated the achievement with family, community leaders, scholars and well-wishers.

She was photographed in her doctoral gown holding her degree scroll beneath a banner that read: "Dreams are Valid. Do not give up!"

Her doctorate in Counselling and Psychology is a field that deals with mental health, guidance and psychological well-being in communities. She completed the research and academic requirements for the degree in her late seventies.

Messages of congratulations have continued to arrive from friends, colleagues and other well-wishers.



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