Poor performers should not be made to feel less superior

Students cheer on as they lift Joel Simiyu on their shoulder at Nakuru Boys High School on May 11, 2021. Simiyu Scored an A of 81 points. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

The pomp and dance for 2020 KCSE examination results meant well for the students who excelled.

Congratulations! Some worked hard, and rightly deserve reward. For others, Lady Luck passed by at the hour of need to give them the confidence they needed, the health of mind and body so crucial to writing exams and perhaps, just perhaps, to offer that mysterious power that students pray for as they enter the homestretch of years of learning.