Siaya: Orphaned scholar who walked 6km to highschool scores A- in KCSE

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Regardless of strolling a minimum of six Kilometers each day from house to highschool, Ryan Ochieng registered wonderful grades after scoring A minus with 79 factors within the 2023 Kenya Certificates of Secondary Schooling (KCSE) examination.

Ryan Ochieng sat for his remaining paper on the little-known Obambo Secondary Faculty in Nyandiwa, Siaya County.

“I by no means had sufficient time to revive my books like my different colleagues in boarding sections who loved night and morning preps. Although I anticipated higher outcomes,” Ochieng acknowledged whereas attributing his success to God’s grace.

The index one out of 186 candidates additional noticed that his father’s demise was a blessing in disguise as he secured a scholarship.

“After the demise of my father, I believed it was the top of my schooling profession as a result of my mom couldn’t afford to pay charges. I’m completely satisfied that I’ve achieved the outcomes out of the assist from well-wishers and NG-CDF. I’m nonetheless, unsure whether or not the well-wisher will proceed paying in order that I pursue a level in Medication,” he stated.

Including;

“Laborious work certainly pays. I wish to thank my lecturers who stood by me in my hour of want and haven’t additionally upset them. The worth of the cash has additionally been sorted out by posting of improved outcomes.”

In response to Obambo Combined Secondary Faculty’s principal Pius Ongonga, Ochieng has not let the college down regardless of being an orphan.

“Ochieng is without doubt one of the three orphaned college students which have posted spectacular outcomes, others being Christine Otieno and Obiero Michael who scored a B plus,” Ongonga acknowledged.

Additional, the college principal appealed for well-wishers to contemplate supporting him to pursue his deliberate course.

He revealed that though the college despatched a number of candidates to the college, its efficiency has declined.

“This yr we had one A minus, two B plain, two B minus, and 4 C plus and others although the imply was 3.4595 towards 3.9 for 2022.

Ongonga attributed the dismal performances to highschool price challenges and absenteeism.

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