Mathew Nyamlori, The Man Who Took KCPE Nine Times, Succumbs To Cancer

Kenyan man Mathew Nyamlori who gained recognition for his persistent after sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) nine times has died.

He died on Monday 20th January 2024.

The 40-year-old who was undergoing treatment at Nairobi hospital was suffering from gastric cancer since 2022 and succumbed to stage 3 cancer.

I started having difficulty swallowing food. The doctors initially said it was H. Pylori. However, it was progressed, and I decided to undergo an endoscopy. I was subjected to numerous tests, and it was then that I was diagnosed with cancer. 

Nyamlori shared in a past interview.

Nyamlori was known for his education mindset since he had done nine KCPE\’s and couldn\’t push forward to High school due to financial difficulties and other challenges as well.

His first attempt was in 1998 where he scored 478 marks and was admitted to Kabianga High School but couldn\’t afford fees and had no hope of joining High School.

Nyamlori still returned to class eight at Rongo Primary school in 1999 where he scored 559 marks and secured an admission at Kanga High school but his stay at the school was cut short due to financial difficulties. This forced him to drop out and start doing jobs in order to have an income.

Later on, he enrolled at Kitere Primary school and scored 387 marks where he received an admission letter to Rapogi High school but couldn\’t secure funding for his fees again making him to score another impressive 437 marks at Rangwe Primary school where he got admitted to Maseno High school.

In 2007 Nyamlori scored 397 marks and was admitted at Maranda High School whereby the following year he scored 401 marks and at Aldo Rebby Academy and was admitted to Kapsabet High school.

He went to Agape academy in 2010 where he scored 401 marks and rejoined Maranda High School before he joined Oriri Primary School and scored 403 marks which he received an admission letter to Nairobi school where he scored B+ with 71 points under the courtesy of Equity Banks Wings to Fly program and got admitted to Kenyatta University to pursue a bachelor\’s degree in public policy and administration.

The details about his burial have not yet been set.