Top KCSE Achievers in Mombasa Set Sights on Medicine as County Records Improved Results
Amar Mohammed, who scored an A plain of 81 points, and Karima Shiraz Grana, who posted 83 points, both said medicine has been their passion since childhood .
Mwatsuma wants to pursue medicine and specialise in cardiology to find a cure for his ailing mother. He appealed for well-wishers to help fund his dream. Photo/Courtesy.
By Ruth Sang
Medicine stands out as the most preferred career among top performers in Mombasa County for the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, citing personal passion, family influence, and wanting to help meet some of society’s greatest health challenges.
Students who did very well at A-plains in several leading schools in the county said their motivations for studying medicine came from personal experience, role models, and a desire to serve the community. This year, the performance can also be viewed as a general improvement in the standards of education in Mombasa, compared to the previous year.
Students Inspired by Passion, Family and Social Needs
Muhammad Hassan Aziz scored the A plain of 82 points at Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan School with hopes of pursuing medicine at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). He said he surpassed his expectations considering that the brother has been a mentor and motivator for him along the academic journey.
From the same school, Hami Abdallah, also with an A plain of 82 points, emotionally dedicated her success to her single mother, whom she described as her source of strength and inspiration. Abdallah said medicine has always been her dream career, adding that her mother’s resilience helped shape her character and determination.
At Mama Ngina Girls School, Yvonne Mona Mruu, the top candidate with an A of 84 points, said she plans to pursue medicine at the University of Nairobi, specializing in gynaecology. She explained that her interest in the field was influenced by the increasing cases of ovarian and uterine cancer, which have affected her grandmother. Another top performer from the school, Halima Fuhad, who scored an A plain of 82 points, said she hopes to specialize in cardiology, inspired by a medical boot camp where doctors volunteered to assist heart patients.
Shimo la Tewa School also produced strong results with Abdul Mwatsuma Said scoring an A of 84 points. He wants to study medicine and specialize in cardiology so that he can find a cure for his sick mother. Mwatsuma has appealed to well-wishers to support him on his education journey. His schoolmate Victor Kombe, who scored an A plain of 83 points, said that he wishes to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology, while he appreciated the support he got from his teachers, parents, and peers.
Amar Mohammed, who scored an A plain of 81 points, and Karima Shiraz Grana, who posted 83 points, both said medicine has been their passion since childhood and that their motivation is grounded in serving society.
Since mercy shines bright in hearts, schools are putting down improved mean scores and more top grades.
The improved performance was attributed across counties to be an effect of discipline, teamwork, loyalty from the teachers, and strong spiritual values. Sheikh Rishard Swaleh Ramadhan, the principal of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, expressed the school’s average score increased from 9.13 last year to 9.64 while citing the focused third term programs and hard work of the students.
Mama Ngina Girls chief principal Mwana Hamisi Omar recorded an increase in her school’s mean score from 7.84 in 2024 to 8.3 in 2025 and called the A plain of 84 points a historic achievement, attributing it to teachers’ dedication, student discipline, and stability.
Chief Principal Mutiso Mbinda said Shimo la Tewa increased its mean grade from 7.43 to 8.23 and recorded 10 A plains as against two last year. Meanwhile, the deputy principal of Memon Academy High School, Caroline Mbugua, said that the school increased its A plains from five to seven, alongside 24 A-minuses.
The results thus validate the increasing academic momentum of Mombasa County and the ever-growing number of students willing to join the medical profession in order to help mitigate Kenya’s healthcare needs.
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