KCPE 2021: Twins hope to join same secondary schools

Twins from Kings Academy: Rose Moraa who scored 322 and Clement Ondick scored 378 marks at their school on March 29, 2021. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

Twins who sat their KCPE examination at the Sun and Shield Academy in Nakuru hope to join the same secondary school. Roy Kibet scored 406 marks while Bravin Kiplimo got 417 marks.

“We were in the same class and we even shared a bed. We have enjoyed it that way,” said Kibet.

Added Kiplimo: “We always do things together, even studying. We both hope to join Kapsabet Boys’ High School.”

Kibet wants to be a neurosurgeon and Kiplimo a cardiologist.

Their father Ezra Rono termed the 13-year-old sons as hardworking.

Another set of 14-year-old twins want to join the same secondary school. Terry Makena, who scored 410 marks, and Nelly Kanana, who got 411 marks, shared a desk at the Consolata Primary School in Meru.

They picked Maryhill Girls’ as their preferred school. “We are happy with our scores. Our biggest desire is to join the same secondary school because we are so attached to one another,” said Makena.

They want to pursue a medicine course after secondary education.

Kanana and Makena have twin cousins, Tracy Muthoni and Stacy Njeri, who are studying at the Nyeri Good Shepherd.

Clement Ondieki Morara and Rose Gesare, another set of twins, scored 378 and 322 marks respectively at the Kings Academy.

Marara thanked his parents and teachers for the good performance. “I would not have achieved this fete without the support of my parents and teachers, led by the school’s headteacher Henry Ogada.”

Ogada attributed the twins’ success to their determination and discipline.

Twins from Kings Academy: Morgan Tudi who scored 261 marks and Winnie Amoding (369) at their school on March 29, 2021. [Harun Wathari, Standard}

The school had another set of twins who sat the examination. Morgan Tudi,  scored 261 marks while his sister Winnie Amoding attained 369 marks.

“I am not proud of what I got but I am happy for my sister. We did our best though,” said Tudi.

Meanwhile, twin sisters from Nandi, Tabitha Chepchirchir and Phoebe Chepchumba, termed their scores a surprise birthday gift.

Chepchirchir scored 406 marks while Chepchumba got 397. The girls, aged 14, were pupils at the Nandi Hills Primary.

They celebrated their birthday on Saturday, just two days before Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha announced the 2021 KCPE results.

“The twins have always been together. There are times they would get the same scores in their assessments. We were expecting the same scores. They have been excellent students and we are satisfied by their scores,” said Getrude Bett Lagat, the headteacher.

Their parents, James Meli, a pastor at the Chrisco Church Lessos, and Dorothy Meli, said the girls had set very high targets for themselves.

“We are grateful to God,” said the father.

“Their elder sister Hadassah Cherobon, a KCSE candidate at the Kenya High, is a role model to the twins. She scored 418 marks in KCPE also at the Nandi Hills Primary School.”

The parents hope they also join their sister, but Chepchumba wants to join Alliance Girls’ High School.

Chepchirchir’s dream career is to be a medical doctor, while Chepchumba aspires to be an entrepreneur.

In Mombasa, Vallerie Chweya and Valentine Chweya scored 405 and 411 marks respectively at the Ganjoni Primary School.

They wish to be admitted at the Moi Forces Lanet. While Valentine is yet to decide her career path, Vallerie wants to be an engineer.