Magata Bruce Mackenzie of Gilgil Hills Academy tops KCPE with 428 marks » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 28 – Magata Bruce Mackenzie from Gilgil Hills Academy is the top student in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations with 428 marks.

In results released Monday, Mackenzie is followed by Momanyi Ashley Kerubo of Makini School in Kibos who got 427 marks.

Magoha said that the third position was carried by six candidates who scored 426 points.

“These are remarkable results and I congratulate the stars of the 2021 KCPE examinations,” said Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha when he released the results.

“There is no point of denying the candidates their examination results because of fees balances because in any cause it is known that primary school education is free in the country,” he said.

He assured that examination result slips will be released to all candidates who sat for the exams, even if they have fee balances.

The education CS maintained that no cases of exam leakage was reported in the country during the examination period.

He, however, pointed out that 320 candidates in seven examination centers were involved in irregularities.

He added out of 1.2 million candidates who sat for the KCPE exams 50.28 of the candidates were boys while 49.72 per cent were girls noting the country had achieved gender parity.

He pointed out during the 2021 exams 12 counties registered more females than male candidates including, Mombasa, Meru, Kisumu, Kakamega, and Siaya, a drop from 20 counties in 2020.

“We thank God the male child is starting to come up,” he said.

Magoha said that the number of candidates who were absent during the exams decreased from 12,424 in 2020 to 11,500.

He lauded the teachers and parents for their good performance noting the challenges that the country faced during the period.

He also said that the education calendrer in both primary and secondary schools will revert to running from January to December next year.