Hundreds of students who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education under difficult situations posted exemplary results.
This will now allow them to pursue their dream courses despite their struggles to succeed.
One of them is Femi Atieno Otung, from Mukuru kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi who lost a father at young age leaving her in the hands of a mother who raised her through hardships from primary to secondary education.
Notwithstanding the situation, Atieno was among top students who scored an A- in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education not only making her mother proud but also the larger Mukuru slums.
Atieno, who sat her exams at St. Thérèse Mbooni Girls Secondary School in Makueni County, now wants to pursue medicine as one way of giving back to the community.
Her results per subject were; English A-, Kiswahili A-, Mathematics A, Biology A, Chemistry B+, Physics B, CRE B+, Business Study A.
“I lost my father at a young age and was raised by my mother, Lilian Akeyo, an omena vendor here in Mukuru. Life was not easy, but through resilience, discipline, faith, and community support, I remained focused on my education,” she said
Adding that, “I give special thanks to my hardworking mother, my teachers, my community, and above all, God Almighty. I humbly appeal for support to pursue my dream of studying Medicine in any recognized local or international university. With the right opportunity, I am determined to serve humanity, especially communities like Mukuru,”
