List of top KCSE candidates since 1989

List of top KCSE candidates since 1989. The first ever KCSE examination was done in 1989 with Naeem Samnakay of Alliance High School emerged the top student, with a clean A. All over Kenya, there were four As. Students with B- and above were less than 1,000 nationwide, and the University entry grade had to be dropped from B- to C+.

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is the national body responsible for overseeing national examinations in Kenya. Its current chairman is Professor John Onsati. This council was established under the Kenya National Examinations Council Act Cap 225A of the Laws of Kenya, in 1980. In 2012 this act was repealed in 2012 and replaced with KNEC Act No.29 of 2012. top KCSE candidates

The KNEC was established to conduct school, post school and other examinations after the dissolution of East African Examinations Council and the Ministry of Education [EAEC and ME]. After the dissolution of EAEC and the ME the Kenya National Examinations Council took the roles of ensuring validity and reliability of examinations; and to ensure conformity to Kenya’s goals and changes in government policy relating to the curriculum and examinations

Here is the list of all KCSE top performers over the years;

1. Naeem Samnakay – Alliance High School – Male – 1989
2. Fred Were – Starehe Boys Centre – Male – 1990
3. Humprey Wattanga – Alliance High School – Male – 1991
4. Gilbert Tengetta – Mang’u High School – Male – 1992
5. Kaniaru Wacieni – Alliance High School – Male – 1993
6. Omanga Dickens – Friends School Kamusinga – Male – 2006
7. Maugo Nyauma Mark – Alliance High School – Male – 2008
8. Gathuku David Ndungu – Mang’u High School – Male – 2009
9. Albert Kamau – Moi High School Kabarak – Male – 2010
10. Nalianya Job – St. Peters Seminary, – Male – 2011
11. Tony Edgar – Maseno High School – Male – 2012
12. Kingori Tom Wanderi – Alliance High School – Male – 2013
13. KOSKEI MARLEN CHERONO – ALLIANCE GIRLS – Female – 2016
14. Naomi Karimi Kawira – Pangani Girls High School. – Female – 2017
15. Juliet Otieno – Pangani Girls High School. – Female – 2018
16. Buluma Tony Wabuko – Kapsabet Boys – Male – 2019
17. Robinson Simiyu – Murang’a High School  – Male – 2020