- Evance Otieno sat his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams 24 years after taking his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams
- As fate would have it, this decision led him to sit the KCSE 2024 exams with his 17-year-old son, Fabjames Omondi
- In an exclusive interview with TUKO.co.ke, Otieno explained that he repeatedly told his son that he would beat him, a challenge that encouraged him to do better
Evance Otieno Oloo, who recently attended secondary school for the first time, proudly celebrated his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results along with his son's.
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How did Evance Otieno and his son do in KCSE?
The 2024 KCSE results showed that Otieno scored D (plain), while his second son, Fabjames Omondi, scored B (plain) from Oriwo Boys High School.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Otieno explained that after he decided to take the KCSE exam in 2024, he often told his son that he would beat him, a challenge that motivated his son to achieve high marks.
The father of four explained that he completed the Grade Eight Examination (KCPE) in 2000 and it took him 24 years to complete the KCSE examination.
“My father and stepmother died in 1997 when I was in the sixth grade, and I was left with my mother, who could not pay my high school fees. Therefore, I decided to learn welding after KCPE to help my mother and my siblings,” Otieno narrated.
He also mentioned that his dedication to welding work enabled him to educate his siblings to high standards and run his family, which he started in 2004, shortly before his mother died.
Otieno, a proud father of a law student at Maseno University, said that when his son, with whom he sat the KCSE examination, expressed his desire to study an accountancy course, he did his best to help him achieve that goal.
“I have done my part as a parent and made sure my son has been able to improve in his studies, and I really see the fruits of our good coordination,” Otieno noted.
Otieno admitted that his son had never achieved a B grade before and did not expect such a result, expressing his joy in helping his son achieve his education to whatever level he chooses.
“I'm sure he'll do well in whatever career he wants to pursue, and I'll hold his hand,” the proud father said happily.
Is Otieno satisfied with his KCSE results?
Despite his efforts in last year's KCSE, Otieno is still determined to achieve a B+ to join law school and eventually become a judge.
“I realize that there are great challenges in the magistrate's courts, and vulnerable people face a very difficult situation, and that is why I am motivated to become a judge so that I can help people at the basic levels to get their rights,” he said, adding that orphans and widows are very affected by the challenges in the judge's courts.
Otieno plans to re-register for the November 2025 KCSE examination, fully committed to achieving the marks he desires.
Currently, she is preparing to join a TVET institute to study a certificate course of her choice.
How did his son Otieno feel about his father's results?
Omondi congratulated his father and encouraged him to continue striving to achieve greater success. He expressed his joy at qualifying to enter university and his desire to study the accounting course he desired.
“I am proud of my father and myself. I want to see him always win, and I will always do my best to make him happy,” Omondi said.
Molly Atieno, Omondi's mother and Otieno's wife of 21 years, expressed her pride and the relief she felt after her husband and son received their marks.
“I feel that I can go back to school and get a KCSE certificate. My husband has given me the heart of my life,” Atieno said.
She said she gave her husband and son a good environment to study and she believes her husband would have done better if he had started preparing for the exam earlier.
“He only studied for one month. He used to wake up at nine in the morning to study, and I'm sure if he started earlier, he would get better grades. I have no problem with him continuing his studies. He can have all the time he needs,” Atieno made sure.
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