Moses Kiptanui, the 14-year-old orphan who emerged top in KCPE in Elgeyo
Marakwet,
is set to join Starehe Boys' Centre.
He
scored 419 marks after the test that he wrote at
Mizpah Academy.
Kiptanui's father died while he was in nursery school and his mother in 2015.
He
landed secondary school sponsorship by Senator Kipchumba Murkomen
after
The Star highlighted
his plight on November
23.
His primary education was sponsored by Liz Academy director Charles Toroitich.
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The boy said on Wednesday that he was excited to join Starehe as it was his first choice.
“I am so happy that I have been selected to join the school of my choice. I look forward to working hard so I can pursue engineering after completing form four,” he said.
More than 1,000,000 candidates sat this year's KCPE and are expected to join form one between January 9 and 12.
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