Tuesday 28 November 2017

Needy candidates, shine in KCPE

By Tebby Otieno

tebbyotieno62@gmail.com

Kinyanjui Road Primary School teachers and parents, in Dagoretti south, Nairobi county on November 24th , 2017 lift up, Osuri Joan Akinyi, who scored 416 marks in the 2017, KCPE examinations

Osuri Joan Akinyi, who scored 416 marks in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE hopes to join Starehe girls, in 2018 as she will be proceeding with her secondary education. She emerged top in her class of over three hundred candidates. Akinyi wishes to be a pilot or an aeronautical engineer.
Mageni Ashley Alivitsa became second best after scoring 407 marks. Juma David Praise became third best after getting 406. He says he is proud of making his parents proud too. Praise would love to join Mang`u high school. He wants to be an aeronautic engineer.
Muthoni Fidelis Wangari got 401 marks and became position four in her school.

Hamisi Brian Oyondi closed top five in his school after scoring 400 marks. He has right hand injury that he got in 2014, during games time. This made it hard to prepare for his examinations, he however, feels glad and excited about his marks. Oyondi wants to be a neurosurgeon

Kinyanjui road primary school head teacher Christopher Muguti says 2017;
KCPE candidates boosted the school mean score to 277 from 273 recorded in 2016 KCPE results. This he says was contributed to by team work from parents, candidates and teachers.

Mr. Muguti however, says that despite the fact that most of his children come from humble families, he believes their lifestyles will change with time, `I am so proud because majority of my parents come from very needy background. Like my top candidate who has been with us since class one has 416, the mother sells sukuma wiki (kales) outside the school gate, the other candidate with 406, the mother sells chips again outside the school gate. I am happy with the parents I`m dealing with and I know now we`re raising the community and soon this community is going to change` says Mr. Muguti
Muguti had kind words for the team that contributed to an increase in the school mean score. Kinyanjui road primary school had 318 candidates, who were divided into 70 per class.