A bright young girl from Kapenguria, West Pokot county, has overcome all odds to excel academically. West Pokot girl Melvine (l) scored straight As in the 2024 KCSE. Melvine sat for her 2024 KCSE at Kipsigis Girls’ High School (r). Photo: Citizen TV Kenya. Source: Youtube Melvine Timtim Chebor showed resilience and determination in the face of adversity to post stellar grades in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). How old is Melvine Chebor? Despite several emotional and financial challenges in her secondary education, the young girl scored seven straight As in the national examination.
She recalled the challenging moment she was diagnosed with leukaemia shortly after joining high school. “2022 was bad for me. After I was discharged, my father passed away (through a road accident). Around that time, we were to go to India again, so it was hard, financially, emotionally, and everything else,” the 20-year-old narrated. When did Melvine travel to India? In 2023, she travelled to India, where she underwent a bone marrow transplant following the blood cancer diagnosis. She could not sit for her final high school examination as she recovered from the operation, making her reluctant to study.
by John Green
