Public schools in Ukambani excel in KCPE

Konza Plainsview Academy head teacher Samuel Masai (centre) leads students and teachers in celebrations after the new school produced five candidates with over 400 marks. [Erastus M Mulwa, Standard]

Performance trend in the national exams has not been witnessed in Makueni and Machakos counties in the past five years.

Several public schools in Makueni and Machakos counties produced top performers to beat famous private academies in the 2017 KCPE examination, whose results were released on Tuesday.