LInda Lichuma Kwalwale, daughter to former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is one of the top performers in this year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary (KCSE) exams.

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Khalwale took to social media to congratulate the girl who scored an impressive A- mean grade according to the results released on Friday.

The former Alliance Girl's student scored three straight A's and two A-minuses, resulting in praises from her father.

"My family en I can’t find the appropriate words to thank God en the Alliance Girls’ High School for shaping my dota, Linda, into a super star in the 2018 KCSE. Congratulations my little Shipeng! And Thank You Lord!" he tweeted.

Linda, according to an electronic message transcript posted by the Senator scored an A- in Kiswahili language, a B in English, another straight A in French language.

She scored a B- in Biology, an A in arithmetic, an A in Chemistry, A- in history and an A in Physics.

Here are the results.

A total of 315 candidates scored direct a mean grade of A in the examination, while 90,377 met the university threshold after hitting the C+ mark.

Female candidate performed better in English, Metalwork Kiswahili and CRE and home science subjects as compared to their male colleagues.