About Thaddeus Mbaluka
Thaddeus Mbaluka is an educator and author dedicated to making KCSE revision calmer, more visual, and more predictable for candidates and teachers across Kenya.
Over years of classroom teaching and exam preparation, Thaddeus has guided hundreds of students through the pressure and complexity of KCSE. His work focuses on turning past papers and dense notes into clear, structured learning experiences that students can trust.
He studies examiner reports, syllabus changes, and classroom challenges to design materials that are both rigorous and realistic. The goal is always the same: to help candidates recognise patterns, understand what each question is really asking, and walk into the exam room with quiet confidence.
As an author, Thaddeus builds books that are easy to navigate, easy to mark, and easy to revisit. Each title is crafted to support teachers in lesson planning and students in self-directed revision.
About Topnotch Books & the Octopus Revision Method
Topnotch Books publishes KCSE-focused materials that combine clear structure, past-paper insight, and calm visual design under the Octopus Revision Method.
The Octopus Revision Method treats each topic as the centre of an octopus: past-paper questions, diagrams, and notes become the tentacles that connect different years and exam settings back to the same core ideas. This helps learners see how questions repeat and evolve, instead of experiencing every paper as something completely new.
Topnotch books are organised by form, subject, and topic, with worked examples, practice questions, and space for reflection. Layouts are kept clean and uncluttered so that attention stays on the concepts, not on fighting the page.
Whether used in the classroom or at home, the aim is to provide trustworthy revision materials that reduce guesswork, support consistent study habits, and honour the effort students invest in KCSE preparation.