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Current list of all best/top KCSE candidates since 1989

List of KCSE best candidates since 1989– Male candidates have dominated the list of best candidates in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations; since its inception in 1989. But, of late, female candidates have maintained a good run in performance.

Girls dominated the list of top performers in 2016 (KOSKEI MARLEN CHERONO)  , 2017 (Naomi Karimi Kawira) and 2018 (Juliet Otieno).

Ranking of schools in national examinations was banned by the ministry of Education in 2014 in order to eliminate cut-throat competition among institutions.

List of KCSE top performers since 1989.

The first ever KCSE examination was done in 1989 with Naeem Samnakay of Alliance High School emerged the top student, with a clean A. All over Kenya, there were four As. Students with B- and above were less than 1,000 nationwide, and the University entry grade had to be dropped from B- to C+.

See also; How to download KCSE Results online for the whole school: the knec online results portal; http://www.knec-portal.ac.ke

Naeem Samnakay did what none has ever done, to-date. He came top in KCPE when it pioneered in 1985 and went on to be top of the Elite when the first KCSE result was announced in 1989. He proved that none was greater than him in the new 8-4-4 system.

In the 2020 KCSE examinations Simiyu Robinson Wanjala of Muranga High School emerged the top candidate with a mean score of 87.334.

You may also like; KCSE 2020-2021 top 100 schools and Candidates

Here is the list of all the KCSE top performers since 1989;

S/N TOP CANDIDATE’S NAME SCHOOL Gender YEAR
1 Naeem Samnakay Alliance High School Male 1989
2 Fred Were Starehe Boys Centre Male 1990
3 Humprey Wattanga Alliance High School Male 1991
4 Gilbert Tengetta Mang’u High School Male 1992
5 kaniaru Wacieni Alliance High School Male 1993
18 Omanga Dickens Friends School Kamusinga Male 2006
20 Maugo Nyauma Mark Alliance High School Male 2008
21 Gathuku David Ndungu Mang’u High School Male 2009
22 Albert Kamau Moi High School Kabarak Male 2010
23 Nalianya Job St. Peters Seminary, Male 2011
24 Tony Edgar Maseno High School Male 2012
25 Kingori Tom Wanderi Alliance High School Male 2013
28 KOSKEI MARLEN CHERONO ALLIANCE GIRLS Female 2016
29 Naomi Karimi Kawira Pangani Girls’ Female 2017
30 Juliet Otieno Pangani Girls High School. Female 2018
31 Buluma Tony Wabuko Kapsabet Boys Male 2019
32 Simiyu Robinson Wanjala Murang’a High School Male 2020
33 Jeriel Ndeda Odero Mang’u High School Male 2021
34 Stanley Ptiso Tenwek Boys Male 2022
35 Kabaji Elite John Alliance High School Male 2023
36 KAranja Ngugi Mang’u High School Male 2024

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