Martin Irungu and Christine Muthoni tied at the top with 442 marks/MIKE KARIUKI
Both tied at 442 marks in a year which saw irregularities increase, compared to preceding years.
Speaking while releasing the 26th KCPE results, Education Minister Sam Ongeri pointed out that their score was the best in the past three years, with top candidates in each county scoring over 400 marks.
“Candidates’ performance in 2011 KCPE examinations remained almost at the same level as that of 2010. However, when compared to the quality of scores in 2011, there were 5,806 candidates representing 0.7 percent who scored over 400 marks,” he stated.
Other top national candidates included Herbert Karanja who emerged third with 441 marks, Tito Yak in fourth with 440 and Diana Adhiambo with the fifth highest score of 439 marks.
The 2011 KCPE exams, however, were not exempt from indiscretions which Ongeri said made a noticeable shift to collusion involving students, teachers and other third parties.
He decried an incident that involved a District Education Officer and a headmaster who tried to bribe a supervisor to cover up cheating but when she refused, threatened her with death.
“It is even discouraging that in this past examination, in one region, a District Education Officer and a headmaster tried to bribe a supervisor not to report collusion and when she refused, she was threatened with death and had to leave that region immediately. I do not think such an officer ought to be in the service of this country,” he stated.
Ongeri further disclosed candidates devised new ways to cheat with some even writing answers on sandals and shirts worn to exam rooms.
“We thought that the sandals would be an apparel to prevent them from contracting any infectious diseases while they were walking on contaminated soil but I am afraid to say that this is one of the ingenious ways of colluding where the sandal is riddled with answers,” he said.
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