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Top girl: I was aiming for 430 but I’m content with 427

Jacintah  Khasungu Bethany

Jacintah  Khasungu Bethany, who sat the KCPE exams at St Annes Primary Mumias in Kakamega County, was the top girl with 427 marks. 

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What you need to know:

  • Jacinta Khasungu from St Anne’s Girls Primary School in Mumias, Kakamega County, scored 427 marks to emerge the best girl in the country.
  • Her score put her one mark shy of the country's top candidate, who recorded 428 marks.

Though she is content with scoring 427 marks to emerge the second-best candidate and the top girl in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam, Jacinta Khasungu from St Anne’s Girls Primary School in Mumias, Kakamega County, believes she could have done better.

She had aimed for 430 marks and above. Her score put her one mark shy of the country's top candidate, who recorded 428 marks out of the possible 500.