Despite coming from a vulnerable background, Stephen Ntayia, of Masikonde Day Secondary School, beat all odds and managed an A plain of 82 points, becoming the best student in Narok county in the 2024 KCSE.
Ntayia, who scored 395 marks in KCPE, had been admitted to Kakamega national school for Form-One but was forced to join the mixed day school in Narok town because his parents could not afford to pay the school fees and other logistics required to join the prestigious school.
The boy's parents who hail from Melili area, Narok County were forced to combine efforts with other parents to hire a single room house for the boys to stay in as they attended the free day school that is located in Majengo estate in Narok town.
Master Ntayia, clearly knowing his background, did not waste any chance in school and from the day he stepped in the school compound, he put all his efforts in academics and scored A plain in all the subjects. "I had to spend a lot of time revising.
