End of an era as non-ranking of schools eliminate song and dance

Wilson Motanya of Kakamega Hills Academy celebrates with his father James Motanya at their Gesonso home, Kisii County.

Results for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams are out, but minus the rankings that made song and dance part of the fanfare associated with the declaration of the victors nationally, among counties and even within private and public schools’ categories.

Something big was missing on the menu for releasing KCPE results because there wasn't that earth-shaking moment when the best candidate, school and county was named.