Pain of bright girl who scored 430 marks but can’t raise fees to join form one

Gloria Kerubo, who scored 430 marks in KCPE, with her grandmother Faith Kerubo at their Riamasagara home in Kisii. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

With 430 marks out of the possible 500 in the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), Gloria Kerubo Masagara felt she was on top of the world.

After the short-lived celebration, the 14-year-old girl is now facing a bleak future after it turned out that she may not join her dream secondary school due to lack of fees.