Midwife, 71, ready to join Form One despite low marks

71-year-old Loise Tukongole (centre) a mother of 15 children raises her hand to answer a question during a Math lesson at Chepturu Primary School in Tiaty, Baringo County on March 2,2016. Tukongole sat the examination and managed 142 out of the possible 500 marks. (PHOTO :KIPSANG JOSEPH/ STANDARD)

A 71-year-old midwife is among the 942,021 candidates who received their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam results on Thursday.

Loise Tukongole sat the examination at Chepturu Primary School in Baringo County and managed 142 out of the possible 500 marks. The mother of 15 was fondly referred to as Gogo, meaning grandmother, by her classmates who were only aged between 12 and 15, much younger than any of her children.