Meet Goldalyn Kadiya, who beat all odds to emerge top candidate

This year's top KCPE candidate is none other than Goldalyn Kadiya of St Anne Junior Lubao in Kakamega County. Kadiya scored a high of 455 marks, emerging top in the just released KCPE results.

Goldalyn Kadiya carried shoulder high by family and friends to celebrate her success. [Photo: Courtesy]

And just like her name suggests, Goldalyne certainly clinched gold beating close to a million other candidates who sat for the exam.

Goldalyn’s brother congratulates her sister for emerging top [Photo: Courtesy]

Goldalyn is not an ordinary girl. She is a battling albinism, a congenital disorder in humans characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. Not to mention the social stigma associated with albinism and a growing discrimination fueled by atrocities in Tanzania and worldwide.

Goldalyn Kadiya [Photo: Courtesy]

Despite her condition, that did not stop her from working just as hard and fighting for the top spot in a prestigious national school.

During the release of the results, Education Cabinet Secretary categorically stated that in this year's results, 6 out of the top 100 candidates were from schools with special needs.

A total of 993, 718 candidates sat for the national exam this year, a number confirmed by Kenya National Examination Council Chair, Prof. George Magoha.