The 18-year-old scored 81 points to emerge the best student in Kisumu. The seventh born in a family of nine sat the tests at Kisumu Boys High school. Four years ago, Hongo scored 413 marks in his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination at Central Primary School, Kisumu town. Besides Ochieng, several other Maseno School students made it to the top 100 nationally as did six from Maranda. When the Nation visited Maseno School, teachers were celebrating.

Source: Daily Nation December 22, 2018 08:00 UTC