Scores of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination candidates from several children’s homes are celebrating after being admitted to some of the country’s top schools.

The candidates, under the support of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) were picked to join some of the country’s leading schools after posting impressive results despite sitting the examination in very difficult circumstances.

Despite their rather challenging backgrounds, the candidates posted excellent grades and managed to secure Form One places in institutions like Maranda High School in Siaya county, Kagumo High School in Nyeri county, Karima Girls High School in Nyandarua county, Upperhill School in Nairobi, Baricho School in Kirinyaga county, Nyandarua and Nyahururu High Schools in the just concluded placements.

For instance among the top performers who sat for the exam at Nzoia Sugar Co. Primary School were Samwel Wangila who was admitted to Maranda High and Rebecca Abei who got a slot at Karima Girls.

Others were Lewis Chege who now joins Upperhill School, Martin Chege (Nyandarua High), Samuel Wanjala (Kagumo High), Kelvin Mwangi (Baricho High) and John Muigai (Nyahururu High). They had scored 370 marks and above.

Various centres

Some of the girls from CWSK institutions who got good grades were Saumu Rai and Michelle Nduta both of whom were admitted to Ruchu Girls in Murang’a County.

The learners were attached to various centres run by the children’s welfare society across the country.
Releasing the results of the placement, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu directed that fees for public boarding schools remain unchanged and warned against extra levies being imposed on parents.

Machogu said the Ministry has issued instructions on uniforms, noting that it is not the responsibility of principals to purchase and bring it to schools and then parents are required to pay a certain amount.

He said parents should be given freedom to buy the uniform anywhere as long as it meets specifications of respective schools.

He said the Ministry is committed to ensure parents and guardians with learners joining Form One are not overburdened with unnecessary requirements that have extra financial implications.