KCSE 2023: Larry Madowo shares his 'terrible' grades

Journalist Larry Madowo of CNN urged 2023 hopefuls who recently obtained their results by sharing his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education.

On Tuesday, Madowo urged the candidates via his Facebook page, noting that despite his results, that he was still able to travel to 45 countries the year before.

The journalist claimed that his grade had no bearing on his ability to go to all 27 of the nations.

Thus, he informed them that no one should ever give them the impression that their grades are a limitation.

"I 'failed' KCSE but I did 45 foreign trips last year - 27 countries. My B- in the national exam was so bad I was getting pushed to repeat Form 4! Mtu asikupimie hewa," he said.

Madowo shared a collection of clips from his travels to several nations in the preceding year to go along with the description.

The caption for the video read, '2023 RECAP. 27 countries in 3 minutes.'

The journalist is shown riding a scooter at the start of the video, waiting for a train, and then getting on it.

Subsequently, he appears to be driving a bus inside what appears to be a lake.

The film then shows the journalist travelling to Egypt. He talked about his visits and the experiences he had.

Additionally, he talked about his experiences in the following places: England, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Slovakia, France, Sudan, Ethiopia, India, Hungary, Spain, Chad, Austria, Cote D'Ivoire, Senegal, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Botswana, Switzerland, Portugal, Morocco, Nepal, Rwanda, Nigeria, Norway, and the United States of America.

Madowo was seen having a good time dancing to the music in each of the countries in the majority of the clips.

He talked to the elderly people and laughed with them.

In other snippets, he was sampling the cuisine and nightlife of the other nations.

He was also seen working in several clips.

A recurring theme throughout the videos is Madowo's wide smile, which he wore while visiting and interacting with the people in