Despite failing to get pocket money from her parents Mercy Lochii, 18, worked hard to be top student in Turkana county. She sat the test at Turkana Girls National School. Lochii got an A in Mathematics, B+ (Kiswahili), A (Business studies), A (Christian Religious Studies), B+ (Physics), B (English), B (Biology), and A- (Chemistry). She further thanked Turkana Girls' administrators for being supportive of her studies as the school leaders retained her whenever students were sent home for school fees. She said Turkana Girls has improved in this year's performance as 54 students out of 119 surpassed the university entry mark.

Source: The Star December 23, 2018 09:45 UTC