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Forget it, boys performed better than girls in this year’s exams

Parents and teachers of Riokindo Boys celebrate with Joash Ogero in their school compound on 21/12/2017..Ogero managed an A minus in the KCSE exam. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)

Girls took six of the top 10 positions in this year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination, but they were still outperformed by boys.

An analysis of examination data debunks the myth that girls performed better than boys in this year’s examination, according to a narrative fronted by the Education Ministry.

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