Great-grandmother among this year's KCPE candidates

71-year-old Cheptakar Kakuko Tukongole being shown how to fill a KCPE examination form by Chepturu primary school head teacher Wilson Loliet during rehearsal day at the school, in Tiaty, Baringo county on October 31, 2016. (PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/ STANDARD)

A 71-year-old great-grandmother is among the candidates sitting the 2016 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam.

Cheptakar Kakuko Tukongole, a traditional midwife, joined her classmates in rehearsals at Chepturu Primary in Koloa, Baringo County yesterday. She is index 10.