Top performer in 2018 KCPE diagnosed with cancer

Mary Mutua (in a yellow blouse) is carried shoulder high by her uncle as they celebrate with other pupils and teachers at Amani Primary school after she scored 415 marks during thi year's KCPE, November 19, 2018. Mary did her KCPE examination after she had been diagonized with borne cancer and needs at least Sh3 million to be treated in India. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

A pupil diagnosed with bone cancer beat all odds to post good results in the last KCPE examination.

Mary Kamanthe Mutua, 15, was one of the top performers in Mombasa's public schools category after scoring 415 marks. This was despite the fact that at the time of doing the examination she suffered the debilitating effects of cancer, even though she had no idea what exactly the problem was.