Biology performance dips, jeopardising medicine programmes

For three consecutive years, performance in the subject has been on a downward trend with only a small number getting grade B and above. The trend is raising concerns that many bright students will be locked out of studying medical courses.

Anne Muthoni was expecting at least a B in Biology to pursue medicine. Her dream however came tumbling down when she performed poorly in the subject, scoring a D+.

Muthoni, whose overall score was a B plain at Mayori Secondary School in Embu, blames her poor grade on two biology papers she says were challenging.