NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 – Simiyu Robinson Wanjala from Murang’a Hogh School emerged as the top 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate released on Monday after scoring 87.334 points.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha while announcing the results said Alan Odoma from Agoro Sare High School came in second followed by Sharon Chepng’eno Terer of Kenya High School. Rob Ong’are of Alliance High School came in third.
“We are impressedwith the results of the 2020 examinations because the examination was done under difficult circumstances including the COVID-19 pandemic,” Magoha said.
The top candidate who spoke to Citizen TV shortly after the results were released said, “I am surprised to hear that I am the top candidate in KCSE.”
Allan, the second candidate nationwide, managed an A of 87.173 points.
Mbugua Esther of Kenya High came in fifth, Kipkoech Mark of Alliance High School was named sixth, Kenneth Oranga of Kapsabet High school was named seventh.
Henry Madaga of Maranda High School, Patience Chepkorir of Kenya High School and Musomba Edith of Machakos High School were named 8th, 9th and 10th respectively.
Magoha, who spoke while releasing the results in Mitihani House noted that 747,161 students who sat for the exams posted impressive results with 893 students scoring A plain.
“After looking at the impressive results that have been posted by 2020 candidates and taking into account the trying moment in which they prepared for this exams, I am compelled to describe that the battle was fought with resilience and ended in grace,” he said.
Magoha said that in 15 counties, more females enrolled than males while there was high gender disparity in favor of males in Mandera, Homabay, Garissa, Wajir, and Turkana counties.
“I am therefore, instructing field officers in this counties to find out what is happening to girls, if they are marrying off them early, we must bring this to an end, marriage can wait,” Magoha said.
The Education CS said nineteen subjects recorded improved performance while the number of students with minimum entry qualification of C+ was 143,140
“All candidates will be placed in Institutions of higher learning, every child must pursue their career and everyone must be given a chance, there is no insignificant child and we must not leave any learner behind,” he affirmed.
Magoha directed the Kenya Universities and colleges central placement service (KUUCPS) to liaise with all institutions to ensure all students are enrolled into colleges, Technical institutions, and Universities.
At the same time, he lauded the special needs candidates for their good performance with 223 of them having scored C plus and above.
Turkana county had the highest percentage of overage candidates while Bungoma county had the highest percentage of under-age candidates.
