NAIROBI,Kenya, Apr, 23 – Former Kakamega Senator Dr. Boni Khalwale is yet again a happy parent after two of his children did well in the just-released 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
An elated Khalwale took to Twitter to announce the good news that his son and daughter had excelled in their exams.
According to exam results shared by Boni on the social media platform, his daughter Flavia Shimuli Khalwale, a student of Alliance Girls’ High School scored a mean grade of A minus while his brother, Steven Kapten Khalwale obtained a grade C plus.
“Celebrating twin blessings! My family and I thank God together with the teaching and non-teaching staff of Alliance Girls High School and Kakamega High School,” said the politician.
It was just last month during the release of the 2021 KCPE exams that Khalwale yet again announced that his daughter, Melissa Khalwale from Kakamega Hill Junior School attained 402 marks, out of a possible 500.
According to KNEC, a total of 826,807 candidates sat the examination in the 2021 KCSE Examination compared to 747,161 candidates in 2020.
This represented an increase of 79,646 candidates (10.66 per cent).
Of the 826,807 candidates who sat the 2021 KCSE Examination, 421,318 were male while 405,489 were female, representing 50.96 per cent and 49.04 per cent of the total candidature respectively.
In what now appears to be a return to ‘winning ways’ Mang’u High School in Kiambu county produced the best candidate nationally.
Jeriel Ndeda Obura emerged as the top candidate after obtaining an impressive Grade A (87.103)
Mang’u High School produced three top candidates in the list of top 15 candidates nationally.
Kenya High School meanwhile also triumphed in the 2021 KCSE exams producing four candidates in the list of top 15 candidates nationally.
There were 1,138 candidates who obtained an overall Grade A in the 2021 KCSE Examination compared to 893 candidates in 2020.
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