KCPE Results: What is the way forward??

So they are out. The KCPE results! As usual our system of education has again for the umpteenth time shown us which of our sons/daughters/brothers/sisters is clever and who is not! It has always been argued that the examination system as espoused in Kenya does not capture all the aspects or the totality of the concept that is education.Depending purely on exams to test a learners ability understates most other capabilities of the learners. Talent in Kenyan schools and other skills as at primary and secondary level can not take a learner anywhere it seems.Parents force their children to read, read and read and even discourage them from engaging in talent based activities like singing,drama etc. We are all gifted differently intelligence wise and this system in a way seeks to doom those who do not perform well especially when from humble backgrounds.Our Universities are filled with parallel students who at times outperform their regular counterparts considered more brighter at high school level by virtue of passing the cut off university entrance mark. Pegging excellence of a pupil to academic achievement is as limiting as putting them in a cage. But what are the alternatives?