KCSE 2024 Stories

KCSE 2024: National schools continue to showcase academic dominance as private schools rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

Schools from metropolitan counties, particularly Nairobi and Kiambu, dominated the rankings.

Orphaned girl from Garissa who beat odds to score A- in KCSE aims at becoming a medical doctor
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 11, 2025

She attributed her success to her brother, sisters, teachers and uncles who stood with her as she studied in a remote school in the Balambala Sub-Coun...

KNEC cancels results for 840 KCSE candidates over involvement in exam irregularities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

Ogamba reiterated that KNEC's actions are in line with its commitment to upholding the highest standards and ensuring fairness in the examination proc...

You’ve up to 2027 to resit KCSE exams, KNEC CEO David Njeng'ere tells Kenyans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

Njeng'ere encouraged both students and educators to prepare for a seamless transition as the CBC continues to take shape in the coming years.

Education PS Kipsang blames parents for fueling KCSE exam cheating
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2024

Kipsang stated that parents provide resources to compromise exam officials and allowing their children to bring mobile phones to school.

Adults are the main perpetrators of exam malpractices, says CS Ogamba
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

Ogamba said as the exams are nearing completion, authorities are working tirelessly to ensure their integrity.

No allowance increase for KCSE exams supervisors, KNEC says
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2024

KUPPET has threatened to organise a teachers’ strike against supervising and marking national exams, citing inadequate allowances and poor working con...

Mombasa County rolls out free lunch programme for KCSE candidates
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 04, 2024

The programme which begins Monday, is set to benefit approximately 11,000 students from both public and private schools across the county.

KCSE exams kick off smoothly countrywide as Education PS Kipsang assures adequate security
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 04, 2024

He noted that even historically challenging regions, such as the Northern areas, have reported a stable environment conducive to examination administr...

KCSE exams kick off on Tuesday with record number of candidates
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2024

This year’s exams will be held in 10,755 centres with the largest number of candidates ever recorded - 965,501 students - up from 903,138 in 2023.

KNEC announces training for 2024 KCSE examiners, here are the qualifications
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 02, 2024

Teachers who are already trained and listed in the KNEC database of examiners do not need to reapply.

KNEC opens applications for assessors of oral, practical KCSE exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 01, 2024

KNEC is recruiting 2024 exam assessors who are 50 years old or younger and have a minimum of a diploma in education or specific fields.

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