Kanini Kega: EALA MP Celebrates Daughter Who Topped KCPE 2022

East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament (MP) Kanini Kega took to social media on Wednesday, December 21 to celebrate her daughter's success in the just-released Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams results.

The former Kieni lawmaker recognised the success of her daughter who scored 412 marks out of 500 in the national examinations.

He shared a selfie taken together with his daughter, Aryan Nyawira Mathenge, at what looked like a luxury building.

EALA MP Kanini Kega with her daughter who scored 412 marks in the KCPE 2022 exams. /TWITTER.KANINI KEGA

"Proud moments of a dad. My daughter has scored 412 marks in KCPE. I am over the moon!" Kega stated.

Nyawira scored 88 per cent in English, 81 per cent in Kiswahili, 85 per cent in Mathematics, 81 per cent in Science and 77 per cent in Social Studies and Religious Education (RE).

His followers shared congratulatory messages to Kanini's daughter following the impressive achievement.

This now caps a fine week for him as he was sworn in to the EALA assembly on Tuesday, December 20, having been elected to the Arusha, Tanzania-based assembly under the Azimio la Umoja coalition ticket.

Some prominent politicians have been known to share the exam results of their daughters and sons in both KCPE and KCSE.

Kakamega Senator, Boni Khalwale was yet to share news of any of his children's success in the KCPE 2022 exams, given that not a special occasion goes by when he shares the results of his children on social media.

Khalwale's last congratulatory message came on March 28, 2022, after one of his daughters, Melissa Khamwenyi, was impressed by scoring 402 marks out of 500 in the KCPE 2021 exams.

She scored a mean grade of 80.4 per cent, registering four straight As and one B on the five-subject test.

"Melissa Khamwenyi Khalwale INDEX: 37615027005 English - 86(A), Kiswahili - 83(A), Mathematics - 83(A), Science - 66(B), Social Studies and Religious Education - 84(A). Total 402," he shared the message of her results.

"My family and I, in 1,000 special ways thank God, the teaching and non-teaching staff of Malinya Primary School and Kakamega Hill Junior School for the 402!"

Melissa beat her sister, Gift Atabukha, who scored 396 marks in the 2019 KCPE exam. Among his other top-performing offspring include, Linda Khalwale, who was among the top candidates with 428 marks in KCPE 2014.

In 2016, the former Senator celebrated his son, Engine Kukaste Khalwale's KCPE performance after he scored 400 marks, which saw him join Alliance High School.  

Khalwale was back to celebrate his children in 2017. He publicly congratulated his daughter Flava and son Steve for scoring 407 and 406 marks respectively in the exam that saw them transition to national schools.

In the 2022 edition, Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen and Fwaro Makokha Robinson became the top students, having scored 431 marks out of a possible 500.

Candidates who scored 400-500 marks were 9,443 (0.77%), 300-399 were 307,756 (24.94%), 200-299 were 619,593 (50.22%), 100-199 were 296,336 (24.2%) and those who scored 1-99 marks were 724 (0.06%).