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Top KCPE pupil resorts to herding to raise fees

Brian Kaino holds a kid as he leads the family's only goat at their home in Chesongoch, Elgeyo Marakwet County.[Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

In a region dogged by incessant cattle rustling, Brian Kaino, an orphan, defied all odds to score 415 marks in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam.

His good performance placed him right on course to attaining his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon.

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