Kakamega and Meru counties scoop top national honours after producing the best candidate and school respectively

From left: Chweya Kenani, Loise Kibue, Hope Akola (partly hidden), and Claire Muthoni are carried shoulder-high by staff and parents at Makini School. They scored 433, 428, 427, 443 and 444 marks respectively [Jonah Onyango|Standard]

Private schools posted the best results in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam at the Coast.

Reports indicated Bethany Christian Academy in Kwale County emerged the second best school nationally. The 15 candidates in the school had a mean score of 416.