Covid-19 should not ruin dreams of KCPE stars

Day Spring Junior school Laura Adhiambo (centre) with 425 marks carried shoulder high by parents and teachers, joined by her colleagues from left Darllian Omina with 417 marks, Denzel Samuel Omondi with 395 marks and Cindi Muthoni with 405 marks as they celebrated at the school on April 16, 2021.[ Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

The 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates will go down in the country’s history as overcomers beyond the actual marks they scored. The release of the KCPE results tells many tales of inspiration of triumph over adversity. They survived the deadly coronavirus pandemic and an eight-month break from school. It is a tale of parents ready to move heaven and earth to give their children the best shot at life; it is also a tale of hardworking teachers who took up extra hours to prepare the candidates to pass; it is also a tale of government officials who made sure the exam did not leak.