Kenya: Top KCPE Candidate Warutere Attributes Success to Hard Work and Teachers's Commitment

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Kenya: Top KCPE Candidate Warutere Attributes Success to Hard Work and Teachers's Commitment

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Michael Warutere from Riara Springs Academy who topped the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations with 428 marks has attributed it to hard work and teachers' commitment.

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