By Sam Otieno and Dorothy Otieno
Alliance High School took the biggest number of slots of top performers in the top 100 positions of the 2009 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. Overall national schools continued to dominate among the top performers with Maseno School in Nyanza, and Moi Girls, Eldoret, each placing six candidates in the top 100 nationally.
Alliance High School students celebrating Tuesday after they conquered the rest of the country in the KCSE examinations. [PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE/
Central Kenyaâs Mangâu High Schoolâs Master David Ndungâu Gathuku is the national champion of last yearâs Form Four examinations.
The best girl in the examination was Grace Wambui Njungâe of Rift Valleyâs Moi Girlâs High School, Eldoret, who scored 87.16014 and was ranked 11 nationally.
Gathuku had a mean score of 87.26857, and was followed by Maseno Schoolâs Trevor Mokaya Omangi who had a mean score of 87.25143. The top score was a slight improvement over last yearâs best mark of 87.26757 by Alliance Schoolâs Mark Nyauma Maugo. Njungâe was followed by Eastern Provinceâs Precious Blood Secondary School, Kilungu, girl, Doris Mbabu Mwendwa who was ranked 13, with a mean score of 87.15414. It was a dismal performance for girls as boys literally ran away with the top ten slots nationally.
"I became more serious when I got into high school," said Gathuku who was ranked 18 nationally, in KCPE four years ago.
"I am very happy that my prayers for David have been answered," said Gathukuâs mother Teresia Nyambura. She added: "We had a lot of hope in him and he has not disappointed us.
" Switching places from the previous year, Alliance High had 19 candidates, and Nairobiâs Starehe Boys Centre 11. In the 2008 Form Four examination Starehe had 24 candidates and Alliance 15.
"This is unbelievable. Who ever thought something good would come out of Dandora?
This is all Godâs miracles," said top girl Wambuiâs
