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![The top female student nationally in the 2013 KCPE results, Daphne Akoth Otieno of Golden Elite Premier in Kisumu County, is carried by elated pupils at her former school. She scored a total of 444 marks out of a possible maximum 500 marks. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD]](https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/wednesday/MSA-1114-MAIN.jpg) |
| The top female student nationally in the 2013 KCPE results, Daphne Akoth Otieno of Golden Elite Premier in Kisumu County, is carried by elated pupils at her former school. She scored a total of 444 marks out of a possible maximum 500 marks. [PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD] |
By AUGUSTINE ODUOR
Coast primary schools improved marginally in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam, with the number of female candidates rising from 32,888 in 2012 to 33,997 in 2013.
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