This archive report was first published on 5 November 2019.
On November 5, 2019, a controversy surrounding McDonald Mariga's academic credentials began to unfold after his KCSE results slip was leaked.
According to the leaked document, Mariga sat for his KCSE exam in November/December 2004 at Kamukunji High School.
Mariga's grades, as per the leaked results slip, show that he scored a minimum grade of D – (minus) in English, Bio, Physics, and Chemistry.
However, he managed to score a D + (plus) in Kiswahili and a C in Commerce (Business Studies), while obtaining a D plain in History.
Mariga's age has been a subject of discussion online, with many questioning his exact date of birth. According to Wikipedia, Mariga was born on April 4, 1987, making him 32 years old at the time of the leak.
Given his birthdate, Mariga would have been 17 years old when he finished high school, 15 years prior to the leak.
