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Digital literacy program bearing fruits in Kakamega's rural schools

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Muhomo Primary School English teacher Salome Burudi using digital learning devices to teach grade three pupils at their institution at Matete in Lugari on June 17, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

For many years, Muhomo Primary School in Lugari Constituency, Kakamega County has posted dismal results in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination.

It had never achieved a mean score mark of 200 out of 500 until last year when it broke the jinx after posting an impressive 273 mean score.

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