Aguek Majok Lueth is among the best pupils in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination - Courtesy

A South Sudanese refugee boy with special needs is among the best pupils in the recently released Kenya Certificate of primary education.

Aguek Majok Lueth who comes from the Lakes state in South Sudan is among the best top ten pupils in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.

The boy scored 391 marks out of the 500 while the best pupil in the whole country scored 428 marks.

The 15-year-old South Sudanese refugee student sat for primary school examination at Malakal primary school in Kakuma refugee camp.

The boy attributes his success to hard work and full commitment to achieving his dreams.

Despite having a disabled hand, he has shown exemplary performance emerging among the best.

Faced with numerous challenges like any other refugee, Aguek did not lose hope for becoming the best.

However, Aguek appreciates his teachers for being supportive throughout his school life.

“I started studying here in 2015 in standard two. I continued with my education until I sat for my class eight examination, and by that time I was in standard eight, the school was full with students and that distracted me a lot because of noise made by pupils in class,” Aguek told Eye Radio.

“Some pupils do not concentrate well when the teacher is teaching, to prevent myself from becoming a victim, I did something different. I used to study at night so that I don’t get distracted since it was hard to have time during the day.”

Aguek was born without any disability, but in 2007 an unknown person set their house on fire and burnt him which later affected his hands not to function well.

He says this affected him in many ways including writing his work but despite that he struggled to bring out the best.

Abandoned by their mother at a tender age, Aguek with his siblings were left with the step-mother.

After their father passed on in 2014, Aguek and his step-mother moved to Kakuma refugee camp where he continued with his primary education.

Before then, he was studying at Pandit primary school in Lakes State where he was staying before he moved to Kakuma after his father passed on in 2014.

The jubilant boy aspires to join either Alliance Boys high school or Kapsabet boys in Kenya but lack finances and this could kill his dreams.

Aguek is now calling on well-wishers to help him support his secondary school education.

“In our home, we do not have financial support which can help me to go to secondary school. And now I am begging you all to assist me in supporting my secondary education,”Aguek said.

The determined boy wishes to become a medical doctor when he grows up.