Kayla Bosire, a 16-year-old Kenyan schoolgirl, is in a celebratory mood after she bagged the very competitive Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 in the UK last month.

Kayla was all smiles as she was hosted by Ambassador Kiarie Kamere, Kenya’s Deputy Head of Mission to the UK at the High Commission in London to congratulate her for her achievement.

The official ceremony to fete her and the runners up in the essay competition is expected to be conducted by the Royal Commonwealth Society in London later this week.

PHOTO/COURTESY 

Read More

  1. KQ explains why flight from Nairobi to London was diverted to Stansted Airport
  2. KCAA addresses reports on JKIA runway incident by KQ flight from London
  3. King Kaka's 'one and done' spectacle leaves London fans in disappointment

“Congratulations to Kayla Bosire, 16-year-old Kenyan schoolgirl who won The Queen’s #CommonwealthEssayCompetition 2021, at top of 25,647 entries. The runners up & fellow students called on DHM @AmbKiarieKamere earlier today ahead of the ceremony later this week @RoyalCWSociety,” posted Kenya’s High Commission in London on Twitter on Tuesday.

Kayla was named the winner of the Senior Writers category of the 2021 Essay Competition in a statement released on September 28, 2021 by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS).

PHOTO/COURTESY 

She was among 25,648 students who took part in the oldest writing competition that was created in 1883 to improve the literacy of students in the Commonwealth countries.

“Congratulations to the 2021 Queen’s Commonwealth Essays Winners and Finalists: Senior Winner Kayla Bosire from Kenya, Junior Winner Ethan Mufuma from Uganda and Senior Finalist Aditi Nair and Junior Finalist Raisa Gulati from India,” a statement from RCS read in part.

It went on, “Thank you to all 25,648 young writers from across the Commonwealth who entered the 2021 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.”

The theme of 2021’s competition was “Community in the Commonwealth” with students writing essays on an array of topics from the pandemic to matters affecting their communities.