Two years after tracing each other on social media and reuniting, identical twin sisters who were switched at birth in Kakamega are headed for another separation.

This is after they scored different grades in the recently released 2020 KCSE exam results.

Sharon Mathias, who was raised up in Nairobi got a C+ while Melon Lutenyo who was brought up in Likuyani, Kakamega County, scored a C plain.

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Sharon schooled at Butere Girls High School while Melon was in Bishop Sulumeti Girls, both in Kakamega County.

When they hit the headlines in 2019, the twin sisters were in Form Four, but decided to go back to Form Three. They had spent so much of their time in their quest to confirm their identity, which resulted in a DNA test whose results proved that they were indeed sisters.

They also scored slightly different in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in 2015, with Sharon scoring 317 while Melon had 313 marks out of the possible 500.

Despite the difference in their Form Four national exam scores, they both want to pursue a career in teaching.

“We have decided that the exam results will not separate us. We will make sure that in the different levels of higher learning which we are set to join, we will always keep in touch,” an emotional Sharon added.

Sharon said studying in different schools even after it had been confirmed they were twins has helped them to learn to cope with living apart.

“The good thing is that both of us will be pursuing education in college,” she said.

Her twin sister Melon said it would be difficult to part ways but promised to keep the bond and communication intact.

Melon said being out of school for almost a month due to a fee balance could have affected her performance. A well-wisher helped clear the balance.

Their mother Rosemary Onyango said she was happy with their performance as they had beat many odds throughout their school life.

“My daughter was helped by someone who saw her story in The Standard and KTN News. I am grateful although I have never met the well-wisher who identified himself as John Owiti,” she added.

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha made the announcement on Monday, while releasing results of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.

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Mr Wanjala attained a mean score of 87.334, CS Magoha said, adding that the second best candidates were Wasonga Allan Udoma of Agoro Sare high school and Sharon Chepng’eno Cherer, who both had scores of 87.173.

They were followed by Rob Ongare (87.173), Mbugua Esther (87.113), Kipkoech Mark, (87.106), Kenneth Orange, (87.049), Henry Madaga (87.046), Patience Chepkorir (87. 046,) and Musomba Edith (87.013).

A total of 747,161 candidates sat for the examinations at 10,565 centres across the country, according to Dr Mercy Karogo, the acting chief executive officer of the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).

Some 752,891 candidates registered for the KCSE exam but 5,730 of them missed the tests.

The exams were marked by 25,135 examiners.

Candidates who sat the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations in March and April are expected to get their results today, nearly six months later than the traditional announcement date of late December.

Marking of the national test, which is the first final secondary education examination to be conducted under the Covid-19 pandemic, was completed last week.

The months-long disruption to the school calendar last year makes the release of the results a significant occasion for candidates, their families and education policymakers.

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha promised that the examinations would be administered and marked “with a human face”, to assuage fears of learners who felt inadequately prepared to sit the test.

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“We are all determined to ensure (that) grades awarded to our learners are all merited and that our academic qualifications are beyond reproach,” Prof Magoha said at the end of the examinations.

The CS has given today, May 10 2021, as the deadline for release of the results.On Friday last week, he said that the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) only needed a couple of days to process the papers received from the markers.

“We are going to the next step which will require certain experts to do certain things and, therefore, there should be no rumours as to when the exams results will be ready. They will be ready when they are ready. The results will come out reasonably well as expected,” Prof Magoha said while announcing the conclusion of the marking.

Private primary school owners claimed that their students were marked down in the KCPE exams released last month, but Education officials strongly denied the accusation.

The Education CS indicated that an early release of results would benefit to make up for the time lost last year due to prolonged closure of schools forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that candidates who wish to apply for the new diploma in teacher education that has been aligned to the competency-based curriculum will be eligible for the second intake in August.

A random check by the Nation showed that most universities will have transitioned continuing students and will be ready to admit the 2020 candidates at the beginning of the academic year in September this year, thereby avoiding a backlog.

“We have done very well since we decided not to suspend learning. We admitted the last cohort in September and they have been learning. We are on schedule and have no backlog at UoN. We are ready to admit the Form Four leavers in September,” University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor Stephen Kiama told the Nation.

Universities and other tertiary institutions of learning will be reopening tomorrow (Tuesday) alongside primary and secondary schools since they were closed in March following a surge in Covid-19 infections.

The KCSE exams were administered from March 26, 2021 to April 21 2021, with the marking starting immediately. Teachers who were marking the examinations at two centres staged a go-slow in the latter stages demanding an increase of their allowances. They later resumed marking after some of their demands were met by Knec. Some 752,891 candidates registered for the KCSE exam, but thousands of them missed the tests.

During the examination period, there were also reported cases of examination malpractices that saw 27 teachers relieved of their duties as centre managers, supervisors or invigilators. They are expected to face disciplinary action from their employer, the Teachers Service Commission.

Another 37 people, who included three university students and two businessmen, were arrested over alleged involvement in exam irregularities. Fifty three mobile phones were also confiscated in various examination rooms. Prof Magoha has, however, maintained that the examination was not leaked.