Tony Buluma emerges Top in 2019 KCSE exams

Tony Buluma Wabuko from Kapsabet Boys’ High school is the best candidate overall in the 2019 form 4 National exams, results released on Wednesday shows.

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha said Tony emerged the best after garnering strong A plain of 87.159 points.

Tony Buluma was also among the Top ten candidate nationally in 2015 KCPE results.

Other Top candidates in the test include Barasa Maryanne njeri of Kenya High with 87.0, Aboge Odhiambo of Kapsebet boys with 87.08, Anthony Ochieng of Maseno School with 87. 9, Natasha Wawira of Kenya High school with 86.1 points among others.

While speaking at KNEC headquarters ,Nairobi, CS Magoha confirmed a total of 699,745 candidates sat for for the 2019 KCSE examinations at 10287 examinations centers countrywide. He also added that 356870( 51%) were male while 342875 (49%) were female.

2019 candidates recorded examplary overall grades compared to last year. The number of candidates who scored A plain increased from 315 last year to 627 this year. 5796 candidates scored A- and in general, those who scored above C+ were 125,746.

CS Magoha also faulted the parent for failing the students saying the parents don’t advise their son and daughters when they receive lower grades in primary level.

“parents are the ones to be blamed when students commits suicide just because he/she recorded lower marks in primary level, We have analysed children who scored less than 200 marks in KCPE and they have done really well in KCSE.” Said Magoha.

Professor Magoha also confirmed there are candidates whose results were canceled for various exam malpractices.

” Basically we have canceled 1309 candidates results for various forms of cheating during the examination process, it includes being found with mobile phones, carrying unauthorized materials to examinations rooms” Said the CS.

Magoha also confirmed the cases of irregularities has reduced compared to last year, from 4519 to 1309 of this year.