Top KCPE boy turns to tea picking after failing to raise school fees

Beth Munjiru carried shoulder high at Benendito highway academy after she got 422 marks and emerged the best female candidate in Murang'a county. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

A boy who emerged top of his class in the national examination in Mathira constituency, Murang’a County now picks tea after failing to raise school fees.

Marvin Karimi, who was the top pupil at Giakaibei Primary School with 382 marks in the 2018 KCPE examination, may not join Kenyatta Mahiga High school.