Kenya’s junior chess champion scores A in KCSE

Peniel Weru, 17, who is a former Starehe Boy’s Centre student and also an international chess player, displays some of the trophies he has won in regional and international chess tournaments. Weru scored A of 84 points in last year's KCSE. [PHOTO: JOB WERU/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: Master Peniel Weru who won the National Junior Championships scored A in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

Peniel, the reigning champion and former student at Starehe Boys Centre, garnered 83 points in the examinations, despite juggling between academics and the game, which he started playing 12 years ago.