Lugari Constituency has broken the A (plain) dry spell in the just released 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results.
Dianah Nanjalah, a student from the little known Manyonyi Girls Secondary School, made history after scoring a mean grade of A (plain) of 83 points, to emerge the best student in the constituency.
She scored straight As in Mathematics, Biology, Kiswahili and Business Studies, A (minus) in Chemistry, Physics and Geography and a B+ (plus) in English attributing her landmark performance to hard work, determination and support from the teachers and her parents.
Lugari Member of Parliament Nabii Nabwera who joined Manyonyi Girls Secondary School students in celebration, lauded parents, teachers, students and other education stakeholders for the improved results across the constituency.
“Today as a Member of Parliament I am very proud as we have managed to do away with the A (plain) curse. When I was elected in 2022 the constituency was recording zero A (plains) and A (minuses).
“However, we have steadily improved and in last year’s KCSE results we have registered an A (plain), several A minuses and the number of B grades have also increased,” he said, pledging to invest more money into the constituency’s education sector.
Meanwhile in the neighboring Likuyani Constituency, Matunda Salvation Army Secondary School produced the top four students who scored A plain as the school registered its best results since inception according to its principal Mary Luvanda.
“We have recorded four A (plains) with the highest mean score of 83 points which has never happened before. We have 28 A (minuses), 25 B (pluses). We have exceeded our mean target of 7.2 by getting 7.62. We are taking 285 students directly to the university out of 390 which is 73percent.”She disclosed.
She lauded the cooperation exhibited by the Board of Management, Parents Association executive, the parents, teachers, students and the Matunda community for being supportive and enabling the school to achieve great results.
“I saw the teachers come to school at 6am and leave at 9pm, this being a day school. I saw the students walk in the mud as it rained on them. They worked with resilience as most of them come from vulnerable homes. We always told them that education will make them sit and dine with the kings,” Luvanda said.
By Melechezedeck Ejakait
