Philanthropist and founder of Affecto Foundation Ndungu Nyoro shared the heartwarming story of Munanie, a 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate who surprised him with gifts.
According to Nyoro, Munanie was a beneficiary of the Watoto Wasome Program and studied at Kenya High School where she sat her form four national exams.
In a statement shared on Friday, January 27, the philanthropist praised the young lady for being well-behaved and congratulated her for her good performance.
"A polite, quiet young lady. She will never interrupt you while talking. She calmly allows you to talk until you are done. Then she puts across her well-structured thoughts and ideas in a convincing way," he praised.
Munanie traveled from her home in Kitui County on Thursday, January 26, to the philanthropist's main office in Nairobi (a distance of 160 kilometers) carrying a bag of mangoes and two litres of honey.
"She was coming to say thank you for our many years of friendship and support. Online family, this is your daughter. Time to pass your congratulatory message," he added.
According to Nyoro, he met Munanie through the school principal before engaging with her parents as well.
Munanie is expected to join the university in 2023 following her exemplary performance. She is among the 173,345 candidates that scored C+ (plus) and above, the minimum university entry mark.
In the 2022 KCSE, out of the 841,416 candidates, 1,140 candidates scored an overall A grade, while 6,407 candidates scored A-(minus), 15,682 scored B+ (plus), and only 30,822 scored below E.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu while announcing the results o Friday, January 20, stated that those who scored below C+(plus) were eligible to join colleges, teachers' training colleges, medical training colleges, and different vocational centres.
"The number of candidates with D+ and above was 522,588 (59.14 per cent) compared with 442,251 (53.29 per cent) in 2021," Machogu noted.
