Two KCSE candidates commit suicide over poor resultsEducation CS Amina Mohamed (second left) flanked by PS Belio Kipsang (left), Knec chairman Prof George Magoha and CEO Mercy Karogo (right) during the release of 2018 KCSE results in Nairobi on December 21, 2018. [David Njaaga,Standard]Two students who sat this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination have committed suicide in two separate incidents after failing the exam.One of the students committed suicide in Nyamache Sub County, Kisii County. Another student committed suicide in Kajiado County after receiving KCSE results that were released on Friday afternoon by Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed. He is followed by Edwin Otieno Ouko of Light Academy who got a mean score of 87.36. Humphrey Rasugu of Maseno School closes the list of top five candidates nationally with a mean score of 87.28.

Source: Standard Digital December 22, 2018 08:48 UTC