Elijah Kaseseu, a nominated Member of County Assembly (MCA) in West Pokot County, expressed utter joy after he scored a mean grade of D+ in the just released Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results.
In a post on social media, Kaseseu expressed pride in his achievement and determination to pursue higher education.
“Am very proud of myself. This journey I will walk slowly until i own a Degree. No matter what! Congratulations to me. #NiMunguUkarabatiNaBidii,” he wrote.
According to his result slip, the West Pokot MCA scored C+ in English, C- in Kiswahili, C- in Christian Religious Education and four straight D plain in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and History and Government.
In another post, Kaseseu stressed that he was a proud member of Daudi Msalaba (D class).
“Sisi watu wa Daudi Msalabani. Ndo tuko! Goodnight,” he wrote.
KCSE results
Kaseseu’s remarks about his grade came after Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu released the results of the 2023 KCSE.
Speaking at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret on Monday, January 8, 2024, Machogu said that 899,453 candidates sat for the 2023 KCSE exams.
He added that Kenya achieved gender parity at the secondary education level, with 50.09% male and 49.91% female candidates sitting for the 2023 KCSE exams.
The Education CS said that 201,133 candidates who sat for the 2023 KCSE attained a minimum university entry grade of C+.
He also stated that a total of 526,222 candidates scored a mean grade of D+ and above.
However, Machogu regretted that a large number of candidates 48,174 scored a mean grade of E.
