- Francis Atwoli responded to a viral photo linked to the KCSE 2025 results and a car gift controversy
- KCSE 2025 saw increased top grades, with national schools leading the performance metrics
- The viral photo sparked mixed reactions on social media and led to speculation about Atwoli’s family ties
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The Central Organisation of Trade Unions boss, Francis Atwoli, has responded to a viral photo doing the rounds online following the release of the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results.
Source: UGC
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba released the highly anticipated results at Eldoret’s Chebisaas High School on Friday, January 9.
In the 2025 KCSE examinations, the number of candidates achieving a straight Grade A (plain) increased to 1,932, up from 1,693 the previous year.
National schools led the top performers, securing 1,526 of these top grades.
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Overall, 270,715 candidates attained a mean grade of C+ or better, qualifying for university entry and representing about 27% of all participants.
Day schools, especially sub-county ones, showed strong gains and surpassed county schools in the number of university-eligible entries.
Did Atwoli gift relative Prado for KCSE performance?
Amid mixed reactions to the results, a viral photo doing the rounds online showed Atwoli with a young man.
The image depicted the long-serving COTU boss outside a lush home with greenery.
Atwoli wore a striped blue suit and shook the young man’s hand.
The teenager held a gift box with his other hand.
Atwoli held up car keys, and behind them was a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.
The SUV featured a red ribbon, indicating that it was a gift.
The Prado’s base price based on local listings is around KSh 5 million, but could quadruple depending on the year of manufacture and trim level.
“Atwoli gifts his nephew a Land Cruiser Prado for his exemplary performance in KCSE,” one post read.
Yet another post claimed that the boy was Atwoli’s son.
The post prompted the COTU boss to respond.
Source: Facebook
He shared the image with the word “FAKE” written on it, indicating that the claims were untrue.
However, he did not provide details on when the image was captured or whether it had been manipulated.
What did Kenyans say about Atwoli’s ‘gift’?
However, some Kenyans believed the news and sent the boy congratulatory messages.
@bsngln38133:
“Crazy gift! That’s a serious cash flow move.”
Justine Gitonga:
“Brand new with old generation number plates?”
Denis Muinde:
“Watu sio wajinga.”
Stan Staningley:
“Congratulations.”
Ken Pogba:
“Which side should the poor sit on as we wait for God to remember us? Congratulations to the boy for his performance and his hard work.”
Which Kenyan celebrities got grade A in KCSE?
Source: Facebook
In other news, several Kenyan celebrities excelled in their KCSE examinations before launching successful entertainment careers.
Comedian JB Masanduku earned three straight As in sciences at Starehe Boys.
DJ Creme de la Creme achieved an A- overall and later graduated with a Second-Class Upper degree in Computer Science.
Comedian Mulamwah scored an A- with multiple As in sciences and maths at St Anthony’s Boys.
Actress Brenda Wairimu secured a plain A and ranked third in Mombasa. Singer Fena Gitu attained an A- at Precious Blood Riruta but wished for a perfect score.
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