UDA Women Rep Opens Up On Being A Bottom Student In Her Early Years

Uasin Gishu Women Representative Gladys Shollei on Monday, January 8 confessed she used to be at the bottom of her class at primary school.

Speaking at Moi Girls Eldoret during the release of the 2023 KCSE results, the National Assembly Deputy Speaker urged students not to be discouraged by their performance.

Shollei recalled being at the bottom of her class when she sat for her Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) at Hill School, Eldoret.

“Whatever results you get is not going to define you, I must tell my own story, when I did my CPE at Hill School Eldoret I was at the bottom of my class I had the lowest mark at Hill School in that year, totally at the bottom,” said Shollei.

The UDA Women Rep went on to say she struggled to get a place in secondary school but was later admitted to Loreto Convent Matunda after nuns decided to keep her together with her sister.

“I could not get a place in secondary school but because my sister was already at Loreto Convent Matunda, the nuns decided to allow me to go to the school just to keep us together. By the time I had finished at Loreto Matunda, I was top of my class,” Shollei added.

According to the data from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), 899,453 candidates sat the 2023 KCSE examination, 450,554 were male, while 448,899 were female, representing 50.09 percent and 49.9 percent.

Education CS Ezekiel Machogu while releasing the results indicated that 1,216 candidates got straight As in 2023, 7,254 got A- (minus), 18,078 attained B+ (plus), 36,728 got B (plain) and 78,343 got C+ (plus).

92,612 got C (plain), 107,471 C- (minus), 125,006 D+ (plus), 155,276 D (plain), 165,861 D- (minus) and 48,174 candidates got E.