Senator Boni Khalwale has come out to celebrate his daughter who scored B+ in the recently completed 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
In a social media post, Khalwale said,
“Congratulations, Gift Atubukha Khalwale! I want to thank my family, the entire St Brigids High School-Kiminini fraternity, and above all, God for supporting my little Tubu to this milestone.”
Khalwale has been known for celebrating his children’s educational achievements on social media.
In 2022, he celebrated his son and daughter. Flavia Shimuli Khalwale achieved an A- of 75 points, while Stephen Kapten Khalwale scored a C+ of 47 points.
2023 KCSE results saw 1,216 candidates achieve a mean grade of A and 18,078 got B+.
Congratulations, Gift Atubukha Khalwale!
I want to thank my family, the entire St Brigids High School-Kiminini fraternity, and above all, God for supporting my little Tubu to this milestone. pic.twitter.com/So2JalcIZK— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@DrBKhalwale) January 8, 2024
While releasing the results in Moi Girls School, Eldoret, after briefing President William Ruto, the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu said he was ‘pained that 48,174 candidates scored an E’, adding that the case will be investigated and a report submitted to his ministry.
903,260 candidates sat for the 2023 KCSE exams and 201,133 achieved the C+ grade required to join university.
Additionally, 4,109 candidates were involved in cheating, and their results are withheld pending investigations.
President Ruto directed the Machogu-led ministry to look into the cases of exam irregularities and the fact that 3,685 registered candidates failed to sit for the examinations.
Speaking on the issue, Machogu said,
“I am concerned by the number that failed to sit for the examination as it could point to a situation where some schools could be inflating the figures of registered candidates to meet the minimum threshold of 30 candidates required to be enlisted as an examination centre.”
He added that investigations will be done regarding the matter.
“Although there could be more reasons for the missing candidates, any misrepresentation of figures could imply a wastage of public funds…I therefore direct the relevant directorate of quality assurance to work with the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to investigate the 3,685 who failed to sit the 2023 KCSE examination.”
