2024 KCSE exams Stories

Kibra community leaders condemn attack on Olympic High School principal over KCSE results
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 17, 2025

The leaders regretted that the decision by the youths to attack the school heads and teachers has dented the image of the community.

Determination, resilience pay off for Garissa mother of four after scoring Grade B in KCSE
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 11, 2025

Faiza previously sat for her KCSE in 2017 scoring a grade D that shattered her dream of becoming a clinical officer.

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...

Historic shift as female candidates outnumber males for the first time in KCSE exams
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

Out of the 962,512 candidates who sat the 2024 KCSE exams, 480,310 were male, while 482,202 were female.

No student accessed KCSE exam papers before time, says KNEC CEO Njeng’ere
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 09, 2025

In 2023, the Ministry of Education introduced the double collection of examination papers policy to curb cheating. 

How to access 2024 KCSE exam results online after official release
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 09, 2025

According to Ogamba, the results are available online via a secure link on the KNEC website.

A reform gone wrong: How Ruto’s university funding model failed students in 2024
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 05, 2025

While the government has pledged to refine the system, trust among students, parents, and stakeholders remains low.

Detectives arrest varsity student duping Kenyans he can alter KCSE results
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 21, 2024

Detectives said Ronald Osebe Osebe, alias Nancy Baya, will be charged under the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crime Act, 2018.

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.

Communications agency orders suspension of Telegram during KCSE exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 09, 2024

Scammers are reportedly targeting vulnerable clients by offering to supply them with the ongoing KCSE exam questions before the official exam time.

Eight teachers who photocopied KCSE exam paper arrested in Homa Bay
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2024

The exam paper was intended for a student who is currently hospitalised.

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...

Ministry of Education says public holiday won’t affect ongoing KCSE exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 31, 2024

The KCSE exams will conclude on November 22, with the final paper being a Physics practical.

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 tightens rules to curb cases of cheating in national exams
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 05, 2024

One of the key measures will be personalising examination papers for each candidate.

KNEC under scrutiny over Sh4.2 billion irregularities, ghost examiner payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2024

One of the major findings involves the payment of Sh2.8 million to 203 ghost examiners during the 2022 KCSE exams.

Principals want state to jam phone signals to curb cheating in KCSE exam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 23, 2024

The school heads association emphasised the importance of additional technological measures such as mobile phone detectors, pointing out that cheating...

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