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Don't let low KCSE grades define your destiny

By Nancy Atieno Onyango | 8mos ago
Children being engaged in learning activities at Bricks LEGO Mombasa Road Center. [Courtesy]

This year's International Day of Education, Friday, January 24th, follows the release of the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results.

Congratulations to those celebrating top marks. But this piece is for the others: those who fell short of societal expectations and now feel the doors to their dreams have been slammed shut.

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