Michael Warutere Is Top KCPE 2023 Candidate With 428 Marks

Warutere scored 428 marks out of a possible 500, moments after Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu announced the top student in the national exams on Thursday, November 23.

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Nov 23, 2023 - 11:51 Updated: Nov 23, 2023 - 12:55
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Michael Warutere Is Top KCPE 2023 Candidate With 428 Marks
Michael Warutere addressing the media after topping KCPE 2023 after results were announced on November 23, 2023. /INOORO

Michael Muturi Warutere of Riara Springs Academy in Nairobi is the top student in the just-announced 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results.

Warutere scored 428 marks out of a possible 500, moments after Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu announced the top student in the national exams on Thursday, November 23.

“I was woken up and found out that I was the highest with 428 and at first I did not believe it until I saw the results for myself. I feel ecstatic because I did not expect this to happen. Those exams were kind of tricky but in the end, God helped me and I reached the top,” Warutere told the media.

Warutere bagged outstanding marks including 90 per cent in Mathematics, 85 per cent in Kiswahili, 85 per cent in Social Studies and Christian Religious Education (CRE), 84 per cent in English, and 75 per cent in Science.

He expressed gratitude for the guidance received, attributing his success to the support from both his school and parents and even though he found the Science paper a litmus test, he noted that Kiswahili shocked him as he had never scored highly in the subject before.

While acknowledging the challenging nature of the exams, the top candidate in the country encouraged his peers not to lose heart, emphasizing that failure in KCPE does not mark the end of the journey. 

“This is not the end of the road for those who failed this KCPE exam. Who knows, they might be the ones who will pass the KCSE exams and if not, they can build themselves by exploring their talents,” he said.

With aspirations of becoming a Software Engineer, Warutere aims to pursue his secondary education at Mang’u High School. 

His father, Samuel Muturi, commended Riara Group of Schools as well as its teachers for their role in Warutere's achievements.

“Michael has always been a goal-oriented student ever since he was young and we helped in leading him in the right direction,” Mr Muturi told journalists.

“We are going to continue our job as parents and see him through this next chapter of his education."

Speaking on Thursday, November 23 at Mtihani House, CS Machogu revealed that over 1.4 million pupils sat for the exams.

The last KCSE results were released shortly after being presented to President William Ruto at State House.

Also Read: How To Check KCPE 2023 Results Online & Via SMS

Breakdown

The best student with 428 marks joined 8,523 candidates who scored above 400 marks in the 2023 KCPE exams. 

352,782 candidates scored between 300 - 399 marks while 658,278 students scored 200 - 299 marks. Those who scored between 100 - 199 marks were 383,025 candidates.

2,060 candidates scored between 001 and 099 marks out of 500.

Education CS, Ezekiel Machogu during a past address. /FILE

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