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The country’s education story appears to be taking a new trajectory 39 years after the initiation of the 8-4-4 system. For the first time in the history of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams, more girls sat for the exam last year compared to boys. Meanwhile, male candidates maintained an edge in performance with 127,853 qualifying for university entry by scoring a C+ and above compared to 118,537 female candidates. Our reporter John Jacob Kioria has details of the changing trends in the education sphere.
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Female candidates outnumber male counterparts for 1st time in 39 years of KCSE
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