One-off KenGen Funding Delivers Top Grades
Four students from Starehe Boys Center who managed to score A- (minus) in the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education completed their final courtesy of a one-off sponsorship from KenGen PLC. The school recorded four straight As.
The funding was made possible following a commitment made by the Company to the institution to sponsor ten students sitting their final examinations during the 2018 Annual Mentorship symposium.
Anari Boru, Hassan Boru, Ahmed Abdi, and Nickson Karimi all scored A- (minuses), with Josphat Kambua following closely with a B+ (plus). Stephen Kelenge and Steve Odhiambo each had a B (plains) while Anselm George achieved a B- (minus). George Lentapa scored a C+ (plus) while Ayub Kundu got a C- (minus).
The number of candidates attaining the highest overall mean grade A in the KCSE examination rose from 142 in 2017 to 315 in last year’s KCSE examination.
READ: KenGen Education Scholarship Beneficiaries Graduate First Class.
A total of 3,417 candidates scored A– (minus), 8,268 managed B+ (plus) and 16,403 scored B (plain).
Another 26,156 candidates attained B– with some 35,818 scoring C+.
Overall, the number of candidates with minimum university entry qualification of grade C+ and above is 90,377 compared to 70,073 in the 2017 KCSE examination.
Starehe Boys’ Centre, which over the years has been a top performer, is ranked 21 with a performance index of 62.7 and had 256 candidates.
The center, founded in 1959, started out as a rescue center for street children. The institution’s aim of improving the lives of bright but needy students reflects the main objective of the KenGen Education Scholarships programme. The institution has been a KenGen Foundation partner in the implementation of the Education Scholarships Annual Mentorship.
READ MORE: 41 Students Awarded KenGen Education Scholarships as Curtains Close on 5th Annual Mentorship.
Sponsored by KenGen PLC, the KenGen Foundation Annual Mentorship aims to guide the students into becoming more confident in their studies through encouraging the discovery of talents, and nurturing of life skills through a series of lectures and seminars delivered by industry leaders.
Through the KenGen Education Scholarships, KenGen PLC offers learning opportunities for secondary school and university students from communities living around the Company’s power stations.
Currently, the Company is sponsoring 100 secondary school students.
The Foundation wishes the students all the best in their future endeavours.
Kudos KenGen!!
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