NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 29- Ashley Kerubo Momanyi has caught the attention of the country for two things; her impressive performance in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and her composure and eloquence.
Kerubo garnered 427 marks, coming second after Bruce Makenzi, who had 428 marks out of the possible 500 marks.
Kerubo was a pupil at the Makini School in Kisumu.
Her victory, Kerubo who spoke during an interview on Citizen Television said is dedicated to God.
But despite her victory, she knows the journey has just begun and these were her words to her peers; “a journey of thousand miles begins with a single step. Any setback that you may face, you must learn how to overcome it, so that you may move forward.”
“I am very grateful to my parents for taking me to such a good school that nurtured and helped me get to where I am today. May God adds them very many years on this earth,” she said.
Kerubo wants to pursue a course in Astronomy.
“I think there is a lot about the universe that we do not know yet, that mystery intrigues me. I would like to find out more about it,” she said.
Some 1,225,693 pupils sat for the examination across the country.
“Of these candidates, 610,384 (50.28 per cent) were boys and 603,647 (49.72 per cent) girls.In the 2020 KCPE, 1,179,192 candidates sat the examination. The candidature increased by 34,839 (2.95 per cent) in 2021 when compared to 2020. Male and female candidates increased by 19,934 (3.27 per cent and 14,905 (2.47 per cent) respectively,” the Ministry of Education said.
The 2021 KCPE candidates were forced to sit their exams this year after the academic calendar was grossly affected following the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Another cohort of candidates will sit for their KCPE, KCSE and the inaugural grade six assessment end of this year.
In the 2021 KCPE examination, overall performance improved compared to 2020. Although the highest marks dropped from 433 in 2020 to 428 in 2021.
“The mean average performance and quality of grades for all candidates is higher, For example, whereas 8,091 (0.68%) candidates scored between 400 and 500 marks in the 2020 KCPE, the number increased to 11,857 (0.97%) in the 2021 KCPE. This is an indicator that most candidates scored better scores than the previous year,” Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha said.
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