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Good schools are a scarce national resource

Student sitting for their exams. [Courtesy]

Selection to secondary schools for 2019 KCPE candidates is over, with top scorers getting to their first choice institutions.

For those who scored less, the choices are limited. The good thing is once out of school, other factors matter beyond your ability to pass exams. That is why average exam performers excel in life, perhaps because they are less encumbered by idealism of school.

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