Equity Bank group CEO James Mwangi.[Photo/the-star.co.ke]
At least nine learners supported by the Wings to Fly programme scored A plain, while 107 scored A minus in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
The students were among 1,309 Wings to Fly scholars who qualified for university entry grade of C+ and above, representing 68.9 percent of the 1,899 who sat the exam compared to the national qualifying rate of 11.5 percent.
Equity Group Bank chief executive and Equity Group Foundation’s executive chairman, Dr. James Mwangi (pictured) gave a celebratory treat breakfast to the Wings to Fly scholars who outperformed their peers.
Speaking during the occasion, Mwangi inspired the scholars to continue pursuing their dreams irrespective of their modest backgrounds. He encouraged the young learners to be good ambassadors of the Wings to Fly initiative, noting that it is through the programme that most scholars’ lives continue to be transformed. “Today we are honoring and recognizing your efforts and achievement in your KCSE examinations.
You are distinguished because you have demonstrated your commitment, strength, and determination to move forward,” he said. “As you join the Equity Bank Paid Internship Programme, we look forward to growing and enhancing this relationship for you to become even better members of the society,” Mwangi told the scholars present.
The CEO said the outstanding performance the scholars have demonstrated was a motivating factor for other partners to join the programme and extend generous support thus contributing to the expansion of the scholarship opportunities to more deserving academically gifted children.