Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu officially released the results earlier today, Thursday, November 23, at Mitihani House.
The 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) top candidate has been identified as Michael Warutere, who scored 428 marks out of a possible 500.
Riara Springs Academy in Nairobi erupted in joy and dance after the top candidate turned out to be from their school.
Michael Warutere speaks Warutere also spoke to the press, expressing his excitement after beating more than 1.4 million candidates to become the top candidate.
The brilliant candidate who confessed he was not expecting the exemplary results said he aspires to be a Software Engineer.
SMS Code Shared by KNEC Fails to Return Results “I am still in disbelief that I am the one who is standing here. I hope that I will make it to Mang’u High School,” he said. Warutere said though he has been performing well throughout the year, he did not even, in his wildest dream expect to be the top candidate.
