The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations kick off on Monday, 5 November 2018 jogged the memory of Citizen TV Willis Raburu, prompting him to share details of his scores.
Raburu admitted that it was not easy for him during his High school days and that mathematics gave him a tough time, nearly locking him out of joining college.
In the live broadcast, Raburu stated that he only managed to score an overall grade C+(plus) and had a D+(plus) in Mathematics.
"I got a C-plus and a D-plus in Maths but it is not the end of the world, even the President has said it, I still made it. So parents don't be hard on your kids," revealed Raburu.
He argued that despite the low grades, he could not lose hope, still pursued his dream and had to go for bridging courses so as to attain the minimum entry requirements for him to be admitted to the University.
"Let the students do their best, whatever grade God shall give them is all they can get, they can still make progress afterwards. I went to University and passed, I am okay with that," stated Raburu.
Raburu's remarks came as an endorsement for the Government's assurance to KCSE and KCPE candidates that students would get a 100 per cent transition to the next level after exams.
In the past three years, the government has been vouching for a boost in the uptake of admission slots in Tertiary and Vocational Training Institutions. This, together with the curbing of cheating in the national exams, have seen University enrollment decline significantly.
In this year's exams, the state has, however, been surprised by the number of candidates missing tests due to early pregnancies with several becoming mothers during the exams.
In Narok County alone, more than 30 KCSE pregnant candidates will miss the examinations, an area where another 31 pupils missed to take KCPE exams over pregnancy-related circumstances.
Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya terms the situation as catastrophic, as teenage pregnancies and early marriages take a toll on the education sector.
