The top KCPE candidate who scored 455 marks is from St Ann Junior School Lubao in Kakamega County.

Goldalyn Kakuya scored 99A in English, 99A in Kiswahili, 85A in Maths, 88A in Science and 84A in Social Studies.

"I am honoured to be here celebrating this ... it's wonderful because i did not expect to do very well," she said when she talked to journalists.

Kakuya, who has been at St Ann since ECDE, dedicated her performance to her teachers, friends and parents.

She said she would like to join Kenya High girls or the Mpesa foundation Academy.

"In future I want to be psychotherapist or a psychiatrist. I always like anything related to the mind," she said.

This year's top KCPE candidate scored 455 marks, an improvement from last year's 437

NANCY AGUTU/The Star