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Bungoma tops again on underage pupils, some aged 12

Nancy Wangui Kamau a pupil at Faith Junior Academy after she scored 441 marks in this year's KCPE exams. 19/11/2018. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Bungoma County had the highest number of underage candidates in the just released Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination results.

According to the breakdown from the Education ministry, 15,747 candidates who sat the 2018 examinations were 12 years old. Ideally, KCPE candidates should be aged 14.

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