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By Dorothy Otieno and Samuel Otieno
After a poor show in the last two years, Nairobi and Central provinces made a strong comeback to produce top candidates in this year’s KCPE examinations.
Central produced the top performer Peter Kamenju Njoroge from Lily Academy in Githurai, who scored 438 of 500 marks, a drop from last year’s best of 460 by Monica Wairumu Mutinda from Mombasa’s Hill Gate Academy.
Reminiscent of the initial years of KCPE Nairobi dominated the top 100 nationally with 35 candidates. 
Dennis Okumu Obat the top boy in Nairobi, celebrating in his school Makini School after scoring 433 marks.
The top girl Kirui Risper Chemtai from St Mary’s Girls in Molo scored 434 of 500 marks.
After girls dominated the top five in last year Standard Eight examinations there was celebration that gender parity was being achieved in terms of access and performance. But the results this year proved that the celebrations may have been premature. The were only 26 girls in the top 100 compared to 74 boys.
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