Marcus Muthomi Mwenda celebrates in the streets of Mukuuri town in Embu after scoring a B+ in 2025 KCSE at Muragari Day Secondary School. This was the school's best improvement over the years. Photo/ Courtesy.

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Maseno High has emerged as one of the standout performers in Kisumu county, posting what the school described as its strongest results in more than a decade.

Leading institutions in the county have attributed their success to teamwork, discipline and integrity.

Speaking during the release, dean of studies Patrick Mboya said the school registered 89 candidates with plain A grades, 241 A- (minus), 176 B- (plus), 152 Bs and 76 B- (minus). Others scored 40 C+ (plus), 22 plain Cs and eight C-(minus).

The results gave Maseno School a mean score of 9.8335, with 96.3 per cent of the candidates scoring C+ (plus) and above.

Notably, 24 of the 89 candidates who attained a plain A scored the maximum 84 points, a record the school has not witnessed in the last 10 years.

“This is the best performance we have recorded since 2015,” Mboya said, adding that the results were not a matter of luck but a product of careful planning and support from teachers, the board of management (BoM), parents and other stakeholders.

At Kisumu Boys High School, celebrations were also underway as early results pointed to a sharp improvement in performance.

Chief principal Austin Muma said although the school was still downloading results from the examination council’s website, it had already confirmed 10 plain As.

“Two of the candidates scored 84 points, with one attaining straight As in all subjects,” Muma said, noting that the school had also recorded a strong number of A- (minus) and was projecting a mean score above eight.

He emphasised that the results reflected teamwork and a firm commitment to integrity.

“We are not just celebrating good results, but results backed by honesty. It is possible to score straight As without cheating,” the administrator said, congratulating the candidates and challenging future classes to aim even higher.

The BoM chairperson, Dr Simon Peter, described the performance as a major leap from last year, when the school recorded only two plain As.

He said the 2025 class had earlier pledged to deliver at least 40 As and A-(minus), a target he expressed confidence would be achieved as counting continued.

“This is the first set of results since Kisumu Boys was upgraded to a national school,” Dr Simon said, adding that the institution was also strengthening co-curricular activities such as football, drama and music.

He called on stakeholders to support infrastructure development to match the school’s growing academic profile.

Kisumu Girls High School also reported improved performance.

Principal Doreen Odhiambo said the school had recorded more than eight plain As and 22 A- (minus), surpassing last year’s results among its 350 candidates.

“The number of As is higher than what we had last year, and we are expecting even better results,” Odhiambo said, attributing the improvement to hard work, teamwork, disciplined students and a youthful, committed teaching staff.

As celebrations continued across the county, school administrators expressed optimism that the improved results signalled sustained academic growth, while urging candidates to remain focused and committed as they prepare for the next stage of their education.

In the Mt Kenya region, academic giants continued to stamp their authority with Murang'a High School leading the pack, in Murang'a county.

Out of 522 candidates, 88 posted an A, 155 had A- (minus), 133 had B+ (plus), 85 B, 33 B- (minus) and only 28 posted lower grades.

The school, led by principal Willie Kuria, who is also the chairperson of Kenya Second Schools Heads Association, posted a meanscore of 10.163, the equivalent of a B+ (plus) and an improvement from the 9.720 it scored last year.

In Nyeri county, Kagumo High School had a mean score of 9.99, with 75 A (plain), 149 A- (minus), 81 B (plain), 111 B+ (plus) and 81 B- (minus).

Principal Silas Mwirigi said the strong performance was occasioned by strict discipline and focus among students and teachers and a supportive board of management.

Mwirigi said the school's target this year is a mean score of 10.5 points.

In Laikipia, Nanyuki High School soared among its peers, with more than 448 out of 477 candidates posting university entry scores.

A total of 55 scored A, 130 had A- (minus), 111 had B+ (plus), 71 scored B and 57 had a B- (minus), with 53 scoring lower points.

In Embu, residents of Muragari Day Secondary School celebrated along Mukuuri town when the school got its first B+ (plus) after a string of poor performance over the years.

The top grade was posted by Marcus Muthomi Mwenda.