KCSE: Year of the boys-Not a single girl listed on top 10

Not a single girl listed among the nation’s top 10. Girls took only a quarter, or 27 positions, in the top 100, leaving boys to walk away with the lion’s share of 73.

Gathuku David Ndungu is the top student in the 2009 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.

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Ndungu who was a student at Mang’u High School scored a mean grade of 87.26.

Releasing the results Tuesday education minister Prof Sam Ongeri reported an improved performance. However Prof Ongeri decried poor performance by girls noting that no female student made it to the top ten positions nationally.

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The top girl Grace Wambui of Moi Girls High School Eldoret was placed 11th. There were only 27 girls among the top 100 students nationally. Some provinces notably Central, Nyanza and North Eastern registered no girls among the top 10 students.

The results can be accessed on the ministry of education website http://www.examscouncil.or.ke/ or http://www.knec.ac.ke/. Prof Ongeri sid the candidates can also access the results by sending SMS messages bearing their index numbers to 2228.
The top ten students nationally were:

INDEX NO. SEX NAME PERF. INDX SCHOOL NAME

1 200003001 M GATHUKU DAVID NDUNG’U 87.26857 MANGU HIGH SCHOOL
2 700001006 M OMANGI TREVOR MOKAYA 87.25143 MASENO SCHOOL
3 200001003 M TONUI HILLARY KIPKIRUI 87.25043 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
4 400004001 M ODUOL F. CONSTANT 87.223 STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
5 200001010 M KIAMBATI KENNETH KOOME 87.20371 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
6 531101001 M WEKESA EDWIN MAGEMA 87.199 WEIWEI SECONDARY SCHOOL
7 200001024 M KOGIE PATRICK KIRAGU 87.19314 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
8 200001008 M CHERUIYOT ANDREW KIPKORIR 87.17629 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
9 537317001 M KIMANI JAMES MUTURI 87.16257 EVELYN MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HIGH
10 615001001 M SIMIYU W BRIAN 87.16243 MUSINGU HIGH SCHOOL

Top 10 female students:

1 500001004 NJUNG’E GRACE WAMBUI 87.16014 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
2 307701004 MBABU DORIS MWENDWA 87.15414 PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCH KILUNGU
3 500001001 OMWERI RITA NYANCHAMA 87.12214 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
4 500001002 ADERA D OCHIEN’G 87.07414 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
5 106106002 BAGHA UZMA MOHAMED 87.06329 THE AGA KHAN HIGH SCH MOMBASA
6 613101001 KEYA C SELLINE 87.05571 LUGULU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
7 200002002 MASWAN JELIMO BETTINA 87.05057 ALLIANCE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
8 200005002 MWENDWA SUE ELLEN 87.03786 LORETO HIGH SCHOOL LIMURU
9 401018001 MUNGAI ANNE WANJIKU 87.03386 PRECIOUS BLOOD GIRLS RIRUTA
10 500001003 OGUTU LYNNE AMONDI 87.00457 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET

Top 10 students in Coast Province

1 106106002 F BAGHA UZMA MOHAMED 87.0633 THE AGA KHAN HIGH SCHOOL MOMBASA
2 106304077 M GHALGAN SALIM SWALEH 86.9527 SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAYHAN
3 106106004 F MOHAMED KHADIJA AMIYO 86.8344 THE AGA KHAN HIGH SCHOOL MOMBASA
4 106304009 F FATMA ABDULRAHMAN NASSIR 86.8233 SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAYHAN
5 106304076 M MUHAMMAD ALWI RASHID 86.8143 SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAYHAN
6 106101016 M MWASYA HASSAN IBRAHIM 86.7816 ALLIDINA VISRAM HIGH SCHOOL
7 106304002 F AMINA SALIM MBARAK 86.7443 SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAYHAN
8 111104001 M RAJAB N SAID 86.7429 RIBE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
9 106304085 M HASSAN ALI YAHYA 86.7147 SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAYHAN
10 106304001 F KHALIL RASHID SAADIA 86.6489 SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAYHAN

Top 10 students in Central Province

1 200003001 M GATHUKU DAVID NDUNG’U 87.2686 MANGU HIGH SCHOOL
2 200001003 M TONUI HILLARY KIPKIRUI 87.2504 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
3 200001010 M KIAMBATI KENNETH KOOME 87.2037 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
4 200001024 M KOGIE PATRICK KIRAGU 87.1931 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
5 200001008 M CHERUIYOT ANDREW KIPKORIR 87.1763 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
6 200001022 M ASSESOR FIDEL CASTRO 87.0951 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
7 200001025 M ODINGO ANDREW OMONDI 87.0867 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
8 200001039 M NJUGUNA MICHAEL KAMAU 87.0807 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
9 200001018 M MACHARIA KIMANI KIMANI 87.0706 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
10 200001011 M SAISI PETER WANA 87.063 ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL

Top 10 students in Eastern Province

1 307701004 F MBABU DORIS MWENDWA 87.1541 PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCHOOL KILUNGU
2 307101006 M JOSEPHAT MWANZIA 86.9943 MAKUENI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
3 307701003 F MUSAU M WILKISTER 86.9524 PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCHOOL KILUNGU
4 307701001 F MBATHA KALEKYE 86.9331 PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCHOOL KILUNGU
5 302602001 F WANJIKU RACHEL 86.9153 MUTHALE GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
6 307701002 F GITONGA NKATHA MAURINE 86.8927 PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCHOOL KILUNGU
7 307101004 M KINYUNGU CHRISTOPHER 86.874 MAKUENI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
8 307101005 M KILUNGU DUNCAN KATAMA 86.8301 MAKUENI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
9 307101014 M KAMANDI M MESHACK 86.8264 MAKUENI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
10 303401001 M NJAGI PETERSON GITONGA 86.8167 ST. PAULS HIGH SCHOOL, KEVOTE

Top 10- Nairobi Province

1 400004001 M ODUOL FREDRICK CONSTANT 87.223 STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
2 400001002 M MPEKETHU NELSON MWETERI 87.1003 LENANA SCHOOL
3 400004008 M MUHURI HERBERT GUTUHA 87.0941 STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
4 400004018 M MULIMA COLLINS MUHINDI 87.049 STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
5 401018001 F MUNGAI ANNE WANJIKU 87.0339 PRECIOUS BLOOD GIRLS SECONDARY SCH
6 400002004 M NYAMBURA M GATHEGE 87.025 NAIROBI SCHOOL
7 400001001 M RONO LABAN 87.0199 LENANA SCHOOL
8 400004004 M NTURIBI MORRIS MUTETHIA 87.0161 STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
9 400008001 M ODUGU DAVID ODOYO 86.9984 MOI FORCES ACADEMY
10 400004003 M NDEGWA VINCENT WANYANGA 86.9957 STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL

Top 10- Rift Valley Province

1 531101001 M WEKESA EDWIN MAGEMA 87.199 WEIWEI SECONDARY SCHOOL
2 537317001 M KIMANI JAMES MUTURI 87.1626 EVELYN MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HIGH SCH
3 500001004 F NJUNG’E GRACE WAMBUI 87.1601 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
4 500001001 F OMWERI RITA NYANCHAMA 87.1221 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
5 512101001 M NGETICH KIPKEMOI ELISHA 87.0996 KERICHO HIGH SCHOOL
6 503101001 M NYAKORA DANIEL R 87.075 ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS HIGH SCH KITALE
7 500001002 F ADERA D OCHIEN’G 87.0741 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
8 515101001 M LESHINKA EVANS 87.0217 OLKEJUADO HIGH SCHOOL
9 503101005 M RUIRU JOHN MAINA 87.0056 ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS HIGH SCH KITALE
10 500001003 F OGUTU LYNNE AMONDI 87.0046 MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET

Top 10 Students- Western Province

1 615001001 M SIMIYU W BRIAN 87.1624 MUSINGU HIGH SCHOOL
2 613101001 F KEYA C SELLINE 87.0557 LUGULU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
3 619102001 M SINEI SYDNEY 87.042 NYANG’ORI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
4 611106006 M MASIKA G MAKOKHA 86.871 FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
5 611106028 M MUHOLI O GEORGE 86.8693 FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
6 617211001 M KIPCHIRCHIR KENNEDY TUWEI 86.8656 ST.PETER’S MUMIAS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
7 611106001 M OCHIEL O STEPHEN 86.845 FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
8 617201003 M OSUNDWA O FRED 86.8399 BOOKER ACADEMY
9 619102003 M KIPLETING E CHEMWOR 86.8383 NYANG’ORI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
10 617211003 M CHIKOMBE HAMISI SUDI 86.8324 ST.PETER’S MUMIAS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Top 10 students- Nyanza Province

1 700001006 M OMANGI TREVOR MOKAYA 87.2514 MASENO SCHOOL
2 700001002 M K’OYOO ODHIAMBO JOSEPH 87.1601 MASENO SCHOOL
3 709101001 M ARWA O ERICK 87.1379 MBITA HIGH SCHOOL
4 700001003 M OTANA OCHIENG’ RODGERS 87.1293 MASENO SCHOOL
5 700001001 M OKATCH A DAVID 87.0696 MASENO SCHOOL
6 717302005 M OKETCH CALEB OUMA 87.0506 ST. JOSEPH’S RAPOGI SEC SCHOOL
7 712101001 M ODHIA BASSY JOSE 86.9701 MARANDA HIGH SCHOOL
8 705608001 M CYPRIAN OCHIENG’ 86.9596 SAWAGONGO HIGH SCHOOL
9 700001011 M OTIENO KELVIN OWEN 86.9503 MASENO SCHOOL
10 717104203 M JOASH HUMPHREY OCHIEN’G 86.9449 KANGA HIGH SCHOOL

Top 10 students- North Eastern province

1 801103001 M SADAM ABDULLAHI ISSACK 79.00514 COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
2 801101004 M ABDULLAHI ABDI MOHAMED 78.97514 GARISSA HIGH SCHOOL
3 803101001 M ABDIKHEIR SAID SHEIKH 78.97343 MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL
4 803101005 M MOHAMEDNUR MOHAMED AHMED 72.06286 MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL
5 803101002 M IBRAHIM MOHAMED ABDULLAH 72.02443 MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL
6 803101003 M ABDINASIR AFTIN MOHAMED 71.88029 MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL
7 802104001 M DAHIR HASSAN GUDOW 71.86157 FURAHA MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
8 803101004 M AHMED IBRAHIM OGLE 71.84143 MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL
9 801101001 M ABDI MOHAMED SALAT 71.83957 GARISSA HIGH SCHOOL
10 801101003 M ALI BASHIR ABDI 71.83757 GARISSA HIGH SCHOOL

Some 335,600 students sat the exam last year with a total of 81,048 candidates scoring at least an aggregate of C+ which is the minimum requirement for university entrance.
Prof Ongeri said 1,171 candidates in 69 schools have been penalized for cheating and called on the examination council to be more vigilant and strengthen measures to curb cheating
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) admitted that exam cheating remains a major challenge. KNEC Chief Executive Paul Wasanga said it was the responsibility of every Kenyan to help the council curb the vice..
Girls performed slightly better than boys in the languages while boys outshone them in Mathematics and the sciences.
Prof Ongeri expressed concern over the low enrollment of girls and called on guardians and parents to discard out dated traditions such as early marriages and FGM which he blamed for the poor performance among the girls.
However, there was a significant drop of performance in sciences which Prof Ongeri attributed to poor distribution of science teachers in schools across the country.

English

1 200001111 M KAMAU LUKAS MBURU- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
1 500001026 F SYANDA JEDIDAH MUTUNE- MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
3 200002010 F MUCHIRI SHEILA WANJIRU- ALLIANCE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
4 200001159 M MWITI VICTOR KABIRU- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
4 500001016 F CHEGE ESTHER NJAMBI- MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
6 200001055 M OSUMO JAPHETH ONANO- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
6 200001141 M NDERITU ARNOLD PETER- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
6 500001130 F MUNOKO KILANDE SHARON- MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
9 200001011 M SAISI PETER WANA- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
9 200002008 F MAGETO CHERYL KEMUNTO- ALLIANCE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
9 500001005 F MUTOGOH I HELLEN -MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
9 500001116 F NJOROGE MONICAH WANJIKU -MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET

Kiswahili

1 205301007 F KAMAU LILIAN NYAMBURA- ST. ANNES SEC SCHOOL LIOKI
1 307701004 F MBABU DORIS MWENDWA -PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCH KILUNGU
3 307701010 F KITUKU S MBITHE -PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCH KILUNGU
3 400009003 F OGOLLA BEATRICE ANYANGO- STAREHE GIRLS CENTRE SCHOOL
5 200001076 M KIMANI MORRIS NDUNG’U- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
5 205304002 M KAMAU PATRICK GATHARA- KIAMBU HIGH SCHOOL
5 401017005 F MURIUKI FLORENCE WAMBUI- PANGANI GIRLS’ SCHOOL
5 611106065 M SHIUNDU LUKE EDWARD- FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
9 205301005 F GUCHU BRENDAH WANJIKU -ST. ANNES SEC SCHOOL LIOKI
9 533104023 F KOSKEI CHERONO GLADYS- KAPLONG GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
9 538101019 M KARIUKI JOSHUA NG’ANG’A- NJORO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Mathematics

1 307101007 M SAKAYION PEINO- MAKUENI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
1 503101005 M RUIRU JOHN MAINA- ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS SCH KITALE
3 400004003 M NDEGWA VINCENT WANYANGA- STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
3 400004018 M MULIMA COLLINS MUHINDI- STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
3 537201001 M KARUGU JAMES MUCHIRI- KOELEL SEC SCHOOL
3 700001011 M OTIENO KELVIN OWEN -MASENO SCHOOL
7 538101004 M KAMBURI GEORGE THUO- NJORO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
7 611106035 M NGANGA C KASEMBELI- FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
9 202401026 M KANYOGORO KENNETH THEURI- NYERI HIGH SCHOOL
9 503101001 M NYAKORA DANIEL R- ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS SCH KITALE

Biology

1 717104159 M MAGARE MAGARA GREGORY -KANGA HIGH SCHOOL
2 515101001 M LESHINKA EVANS -OLKEJUADO HIGH SCHOOL
3 200001018 M MACHARIA KIMANI KIMANI- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
3 500001001 F OMWERI RITA NYANCHAMA- MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
3 515202011 M KITHYOMA MAKAU -MAASAI HIGH SCHOOL
3 517102007 M TARUS KIPRONO BRIAN- SACHO HIGH
7 200001010 M KIAMBATI KENNETH KOOME -ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
8 611106001 M OCHIEL O STEPHEN- FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
9 200001008 M CHERUIYOT ANDREW KIPKOR – ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
9 200001145 M TEMESI TOMMY WESAYA- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
9 200003039 M MUTHEE KAMAU JOHN- MANGU HIGH SCHOOL
9 202402011 M MUTHEE MAXWELL MAHINDA- KAGUMO HIGH SCHOOL
9 500001003 F OGUTU LYNNE AMONDI- MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
9 509101001 M GATHURA IGERIA TIMON -UASINGISHU HIGH SCHOOL
9 705601001 M OGUTU OTIENO FELIX- ST MARY’S SCHOOL YALA

Physics

1 200001028 M GIKABU JONATHAN MURANGI – ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
1 400004034 M MAINA DAVID KARIUKI- STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
3 200001003 M TONUI HILLARY KIPKIRUI -ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
3 307701004 F MBABU DORIS MWENDWA- PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC SCH KILUNGU
3 400004001 M ODUOL FREDRICK CONSTANT- STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
6 709101001 M ARWA O ERICK- MBITA HIGH SCHOOL
7 400004013 M METTO CORNELLIUS KIPTOO- STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
7 400008001 M ODUGU DAVID ODOYO -MOI FORCES ACADEMY
9 400004016 M MBUVE DENNIS MUMO -STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
10 200002017 F KIDULA S MUYOMA -ALLIANCE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
10 513102001 M KEGODE JOTHAM ALUMASA -KAPSABET BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

Chemistry

1 200001093 M IBUTITI ALLAN MWANGI -ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
2 709101001 M ARWA O ERICK – MBITA HIGH SCHOOL
3 200001030 M KIM RODGERS MIRIKWA- ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
4 105101001 M MWATASA H MWAGANYUMA -KWALE HIGH SCHOOL
4 503101001 M NYAKORA DANIEL – ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS SCH KITALE
6 200002004 F MWIHIA WINNIE WANJIKU -ALLIANCE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
6 400004001 M ODUOL FREDRICK CONSTANT -STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
6 700001044 M MOGOBA MARK SIRO -MASENO SCHOOL
9 500001004 F NJUNG’E GRACE WAMBUI -MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
9 531101001 M WEKESA EDWIN MAGEMA -WEIWEI SECONDARY SCHOOL

History and government

1 611106017 M BARASA COLLINS ALLAN- FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
2 536202027 F KAHURA KINYA FORTUNATA -BAHATI GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
2 705502099 M OKOTH REMJIUS OLUNGA -AMBIRA HIGH SCHOOL
4 717104203 M JOASH HUMPHREY OCHIEN’G -KANGA HIGH SCHOOL
5 202401004 M MWANGI KEVIN MATHENGE -NYERI HIGH SCHOOL
5 313301007 F CHIERA A WANGECHI -MATERI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
5 717104192 M KIMTAI VINCENT MIKE -KANGA HIGH SCHOOL
8 400004017 M NYAKERU DOMINIC MUHIA -STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
8 611106007 M WAMBAYA DANIEL -FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
10 200002024 F GITAU VIRGINIA NJERI- ALLIANCE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
10 308501107 M MANYANGWI M BONIFACE- IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
10 513203001 M OMONDI LIECH VICTOR -CHEMUSWA SEC SCHOOL
10 536202051 F OGEMA JOYCE ACHIENO -BAHATI GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
Geography
1 106106002 F BAGHA UZMA MOHAMED -THE AGA KHAN HIGH SCH MOMBASA
2 500005004 F KEMBOI SUSAN JEPTOO -MOI HIGH SCHOOL, KABARAK
3 503101007 M KANGOR BOAZ -ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS SCH KITALE
4 721105001 M BEL VICTOR OMONDI -NDIGWA SEC SCHOOL
5 201102002 M WACHIRA GATERE HARUN -LESHAU SEC SCHOOL
5 500005032 F ONWONG’A ESTHER BOSIBORI -MOI HIGH SCHOOL, KABARAK
7 717104147 M OGELO OKOTH SETH KANGA -HIGH SCHOOL
8 400002048 M WACHIRA MAXWELL WAMBUGU -NAIROBI SCHOOL
8 503101026 M CHERUIYOT ANDREW KIBET -ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS SCH KITALE
8 618101013 F MUSUNGU L RHODA -BUNYORE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
8 700001006 M OMANGI TREVOR MOKAYA -MASENO SCHOOL
8 721105002 F AWITI JECYNTER ABANG’A -NDIGWA SEC SCHOOL

CRE

1 536202022 F CHERONO EMILY -BAHATI GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
1 538406002 M MWAURA JAMES NG’ANG’A -NJENGA KARUME SEC SCHOOL
3 200003093 M NJOGU DENNIS MURIMI -MANGU HIGH SCHOOL
3 607109003 M WANJALA O BENCASTLE -MATUNDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
5 537317001 M KIMANI JAMES MUTURI -EVELYN MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN HIGH
6 200006001 F RONGA ELSIE C WERE -MARYHILL SCHOOL THIKA
6 200006005 F SIONGOK CYNTHIA CHEPKOE – MARYHILL SCHOOL THIKA
6 400009041 F OTINGA B MERCY- STAREHE GIRLS CENTRE SCHOOL
6 536202047 F MBUGUA PRISCILLA NJERI- BAHATI GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
10 503101003 M KANGOGO BRIAN KIPTOO -ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS SCH KITALE
10 503201141 F WEKESA N PENINA -ST. BRIGID’S HIGH SCHOOL, KIMI
10 536202015 F MUTUA WINNIE LOKO -BAHATI GIRLS SEC SCHOOL
10 538305002 F GITUNDU BETH GACHAMIO -ST.CLARE GIRLS SEC SCH ELBURGO

Business Studies

1 400004012 M NZIOKA ALFONCE KYALO -STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
2 204401001 M MWANGI ELISTONE MACHARIA -MURANG’A HIGH SCHOOL
2 400008003 M KARIUKI STEPHEN KOGI -MOI FORCES ACADEMY
2 713217005 M ONYANGO ENOCK OGWENO -THURDIBUORO SEC SCHOOL
5 200001001 M JUMA JOSEPH BWERWA -ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
6 200001012 M OTEKI GEOFFREY MOSOTI -ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL
7 200004040 F CHEGE ESTHER WANJIRU- LIMURU GIRLS SCHOOL
7 208424002 M KAMAU PAUL MURIGI -KARIGU-INI SEC SCHOOL
7 500001003 F OGUTU LYNNE AMONDI -MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
10 400004006 M GITHAE SIMON MATHENGE -STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
10 400004015 M WABUGE SAMUEL BARASA -STAREHE BOYS CENTRE & SCHOOL
10 500001004 F NJUNG’E GRACE WAMBUI -MOI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ELDORET
Following the results, learning at Mang’u High School in Thika came to a standstill as teachers, students and parents celebrated the news that the school had produced the best over all KCSE candidate.
Led by BOG Chairman George Muhoho and Principal Henry Raichena the school fraternity celebrated the achievement of Gathuku David Ndung’u who emerged the best candidate nationally after scoring 87.26 marks.
Raichena said they had expected the student to perform well as he had been consistent, disciplined and always followed teachers’ instructions.
The last time Mang’u High School produced the top student was in 2000. In 2001 Isaac Nyangolo was third nationally while Brian Mwiti emerged No. 2 in 2007.
In the last results, Mang’u High School did not produce even a single student in the top ten positions nationally.
Source-KBG

Kibwezi-Prostitution only option out of hunger

Alex Ndirangu

29 June 2009

Nairobi — IT IS EARLY EVENING AND THE sun’s rays paint a golden atmosphere across the bare plains of Hombo village in Kibwezi district.

For Eliza Wayua, it is time to bid her two children and her frail mother-in-law goodbye. She will be out in the night on an errand that none of them understands.

But they do know that when she comes back the following morning, she will bring food to last them a day. She is their only minder.

Mounting her bike, she waves at them and navigates the narrow, maze-like footpaths of this semi arid land. She will cycle 10km to Makindu, a small, dusty town on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.

She arrives at Makindu just before dusk. A few trucks are zooming past while many others are parked on both sides of the road.

Business today promises to be good.

Wayua leaves her bike with a watchman and vanishes into the dusk. The watchman will receive a stipend the next morning for keeping vigil on the bike.

The Nairobi-Mombasa highway has shocking figures on HIV/Aids prevalence rates. World Vision HIV/Aids advocacy adviser Simon Duffy says one in every three adults living in markets along the highway is HIV positive.

This has been attributed to truck drivers and conductors who have been cited as a high risk group. It is in these towns and markets that they meet commercial sex workers — another high risk group.

In Kibwezi district alone, there are about 20 support groups comprising people living with Aids.

Daniel Keleli, who heads the Kibwezi Network of People Living with Aids, says the current famine and food shortage in parts of Ukambani will lead to many people being infected as they try to escape starvation.

“Prostitution seems to be the only option out of hunger. The relief food offered by the government is too little and irregular,” says Mr Keleli.

About 75 per cent of people in this region live below the poverty line. The land is semi arid and unproductive, with very little economic activity.

Charcoal burning has for a long time been the only means of upkeep. But with the current drought, trees have diminished, leaving residents with no reliable source of livelihood.

“We are seeing girls as young as 16 engaging in commercial sex with truck drivers,” Mr Keleli says, adding that there has been an influx of commercial sex workers in Makindu and Kibwezi towns where he operates businesses.

REPORTS INDICATE THAT women and girls affected by famine in the interior rural areas are moving to towns on the highway for commercial sex to fend for themselves and their families.

As a sign of the great concern that Aids poses to residents, there are several non-governmental organisations on the ground fighting to curb the spread of the virus.

With the help of Willy Mutunga, a VCT counsellor at Hope Worldwide Kenya, we meet Ann Soila, a commercial sex worker who heads a support group for sex workers that urges them to bargain for safe sex.

“Women and girls joining this trade are so desperate that they don’t press for safe sex, thus risking infection.”

Soila adds that the rapid increase in sex workers has resulted in stiff competition among them. Soila is a bit skimpy on how much the sex workers earn. But after much prodding, she opens up.

“They normally charge about Ksh500 ($6) and above for ‘fry’ (without a condom) and as low as Ksh200 ($2.5) for ‘boil’ (sex with a condom).” She adds that the charges vary with the kind of client and the level of bargain.

Nelson Mbithi, the Kibwezi district Aids and STD coordinator, says there has been an increase in prevalence rates in towns on the highway.” Since the drought worsened this year, the prevalence rate has risen from 5.2 per cent to 5.7 per cent.”

Mbithi says the current drought and looming shortage of condoms has aggravated the matter.

“New infections may rise due to women and girls turning to the highway for sustenance,” he says, adding that they have put 4,029 people on anti-retro virals recently.

The highway connects the three East African countries — Uganda via Busia and Tanzania through Namanga.

There is hope, however, for the desperate women. The rains hitting parts of the country could last long enough to sustain crops in the region.

This will ensure that Wayua and other women have food for their children and keep off risky behaviour.

Source-allafrica.com

Kenyan tied to South Sudanese intelligence shot dead in revenge attack

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A series of killings in the Southern Sudan have been linked to two intelligence bodies. Southern Sudan intelligence has killed a Kenyan and a Tanzanian both believed to be intelligence agents. The Kenyan was attached to the Southern Sudanesse intelligence services. James Ndungu Wanjiru and a Tanzanian, Wera Tarimo both were attached to the Southern Sudan intelligence. They were murdered in a mystery cover up by NSIS field agents. According to sources familiar with the intelligence between the two sides, Southern Sudan relies on Kenyan intelligence through sharing and advisory through an informal settlement.

The two intelligence officials were shot on Thursday last week by members of Thon Wuong Manyuon’s family. This family tagged the two as members of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). The NISS has been implicated in Manyuon’s killing which happened earlier on the same day. The NSIS has moved into counter the issue.

Source-American Dream News

Male students top 2008 KCSE examination

Tue, Mar 03, 2009

Maugo Nyauma Mark, the top student nationally in KCSE exam, is carried high by students at Alliance High School on Tuesday.

Maugo Nyaoma Mark is the top student in the 2008 Kenya Certificate Secondary Examination -KCSE- with an aggregate of 87.267 points. Nyaosi Bugei Omote is second with 87.262. Patel Kush Nikhil is the third best student.

Overall the performance of girls compared to boys is very poor. Out of the ten top candidates overall there is only one female candidate Mukhongo Nanyama Velma at number four with an aggregate of 87.17.

The rest in order of performance are Ogaro Denver Mosigisi, Bosire Eric Omingo, Taabu Okinyi Robert, Bernard Larpei Tabarua, Kimani Morris Wabacha and Ondigo John Asango .

The top 10 female students are Mukhongo Nanyama Velma, Manju Rose Sebastian, Wambua Ndunge, Obayo Antonina Zebby, Muiru Ruth Wanjiru, Irungu Wanjiru, King’oo Faith Kalekye, Cherop Christine, Owira Quinn Patricia and Obasi Kwamboka Maritha.

The top positions in Nyanza and North Eastern provinces were dominated by male candidates with not a single girl appearing in the top 10.

In Nyanza Province only nine girls made it to the top 100 students while in North Eastern Province only 11 girls made the top 100 list.

However, in Eastern Province girls are topping taking the first three positions. Girls also took 51 positions out of the top 100 in the province.

The poor performance by girls was replicated in most other provinces with two girls making it to the top 10 in Coast Proovince, 1 in Central Province,1 in Nairobi Province, 3 in Rift Valley Province and 4 in Western Province.

This year the ministry of education decided not to rank performance in terms of schools as has been the norm. This the ministry said was meant to remove unfair competition.

In Subject rankings, girls outperformed boys in English and CRE with girls taking six positions out of the top 10 in English and nine positions out of the first thirteen in CRE.

However in the sciences, girls performed dismally with not a single girl appearing in the top 10 students in Physics. In Mathematics only one girl made it in the list of top 14 performers while in chemistry, five girls made it in the list of 12 best students.

Girls performed relatively better in Kiswahili with five girls appearing in the list of top 11 and a similar number appearing in the list of top 11 performers in Business Studies.

To access the results, interested parties can log on to the Kenya National Examination Website at www.examscouncil.or.ke.

Source-kbc

Girls shine in KCPE Results

The Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination results have shown the government almost achieving the much sought after, gender parity.

Education Minister Prof Sam Ongeri said the government is now working at achieving 100 per cent transition in enrollment, from primary school to secondary school through expansion of secondary schools infrastructure including the construction of new classrooms and introduction of informal learning centers.

The Minister said Central Province, Nairobi and Eastern provinces achieved a 50 to 50 per cent gender parity, which he noted is encouraging in ensuring that as many children as possible acquire an education.

Ongeri however directed provincial directors of education in Coast province, Nyanza and North Eastern provinces to work towards bridging the ever increasing gap between boys and girls enrollment in schools.

Out of the over 695,000 candidates who sat the KCPE examination, 350,000 candidates attained over 250 marks, making them eligible to join secondary school.

However a major challenge now facing the government and parents is the limited spaces available in secondary schools to absorb all those who qualified.

With just some 70 per cent able join secondary school, some 104,000 candidates may not see the doors of a secondary school classroom. The government is also facing major challenges due to malpractices and irregularities that saw results of over 65 centers cancelled.

Some 6000 candidates did not seat their examinations this year, and Prof Ongeri explained they may have been, those that were hired to seat the exams on behalf of weak candidates and opted not to seat when they realized how strict the measures were to curb examination cheating.

He warned private schools against poaching bright students from public schools so as to hoodwink the public.

The Minister regretted that the post election violence had a heavy toll on the education sector in the country.

Source-kbc

Kathiani MP Petti Wavinya marries a Nigerian

Thursday, September 4 2008

Mr Henry Oduwale and his bride, Kathiani MP and assistant minister for Youth and Gender Petti Wavinya Ndeti-Oduwale cut a “cake” — roast goat meat — during their wedding in Mua Hill Village in the constituency. Photos/BOB ODALO

They came, they saw, they conquered. Not Julius Caesar this time round, but the Nigerians. And when they claimed one of our own, they did it in style, complete with the military commands of Caesar’s days.

Led by Lagos State MP Tule Adejare, the Nigerians were in Kenya to “take possession” of Kathiani MP Petti Wavinya Ndeti-Oduwale at a ceremony attended by the two countries’ who’s who.

Dr Adejare’s brother Henry Oduwale came to seal the missing link in his marriage to Wavinya, Kenya’s assistant minister for Youth and Sports.

The couple met in the 1990s while pursuing university degrees in the UK. And yes, there was church wedding in the UK, but that did not rule out the Kamba traditional wedding in Mua Hill Village two weeks ago.

Guests included the young and restless and those, like wine, well-matured. Ms Winnie Wangui, she of the Armenian brothers fame, was there, composed and appearing at peace with herself; and so was Kiambaa MP Stanley Githunguri.

The outspoken Kilonzos, Charles (Yatta, MP) and Kiema (Mutito) too, were present, as were Machakos Town’s Dr Victor Munyaka and Mr Charles Nyamai (Kitui West).

For Mr Oduwale, a certified public accountant in the UK where he lives, getting the hands of the bride from the assembled Kamba elders was an uphill task. Dr Adejare and the best men from the UK went down on their backs “pleading” to take away the bride.

The rest stood up after spending some good minutes on the floor, but left behind the bridegroom, who refused to stand up until he was given an assurance that indeed, the bride was his for keeps.

But as relatives from both sides stood opposite each other before the bride was officially handed over to the Nigerians, one Nigerian, Mrs Bukky Balagun, a lawyer and the bridegrooms eldest sister, brought an “objection”.

Mrs Balagun is a Queens Counsel — the equivalent of State Counsel in Kenya. She “defected” to the bride’s side and complicated matters when she introduced an amendment requiring that all the men from the bridegroom’s side undergo military-style drills under her command to determine their ability to take care of a bride. Her objection was readily upheld. The Nigerians responded to commands well: “Left turn!”, “Right turn!”; “About-turn!”, “Quick march!” Visitors were left in stitches.

Henry’s mother Iyabode Oduwale died in 2004, while his father Adeneke Oduwale died in the 1960s. Both were from Nigerian royal families.

This explains why Henry’s sisters and brothers wore bracelets that defined their royal status. The seven siblings are all professionals in various fields.

Then came the cutting of the cake, only that roasted goat meat took the place of the cake. The “newly weds” chopped it into pieces then fed each other before going round to serve their guests.

So, what took them so long to wed?

In 2003, they had planned to have it when she was expecting her third child and Henry came visiting. But Immigration officials said her husband had to leave, and claimed he was under police investigations.

“It was all politics, I was showing political ambitions already, so some people were unhappy, and involved the department staff to embarrass me,” Ms Ndeti-Oduwale recalled.

Disappointed by the turn of events, Henry flew back to the UK and went straight to Scotland Yard, where he reported his ordeal at the hands of Kenyan authorities. “In the UK, if your character is in doubt by outsiders, one is at liberty to pay Scotland Yard to investigate, and that’s exactly what happened,” she added.

After months of investigations, the Scotland Yard wrote a letter clearing her husband of any illegal deals. The couple later received an apology letter from the CID and the National Security Intelligence Service for the embarrassment.

Source-Nation Newspaper

KCSE: Year of the boys-Not a single girl listed on top 10