A total of 1,083,456 candidates sat the 2019 KCPE examination, an increase from 1,052, 344 candidates in 2018, the Ministry of Education has said. Of these, 543,582 (50.17%) were boys and 539,874 (49.82%) girls. Speaking during the release of KCPE results at the KNEC headquarters on Monday, Education CS George Magoha said Nairobi, Kakamega and Nakuru counties registered the highest candidature respectively. Nairobi had 62,498 candidates followed by Kakamega with 54,311 and Nakuru 53,225. Counties with the lowest candidature were: Lamu (2,959), Isiolo (3,454) and Samburu (4,793). BEST CANDIDATES The top candidate in the country was Andy Michael Munyiri of Damacrest Schools, Thogoto, with 440 marks. Three candidates tied in the second position, two of them girls from public schools. They were Flavian Onyango of Chakol Girls (439 marks), June Cheptoo Koech of Sangalo Central (439 marks) and Sean Michael Ndung’u of Kitengela International School. The number...
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