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CS Ogamba: Schools have two weeks to release withheld KCSE, KCPE certificates
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2025

Ogamba termed the practice of withholding the certificates illegal and unacceptable instructing all schools to release them immediately.

Schools begin registering candidates for first-ever Junior assessment tests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 06, 2025

More than 1.2 million Grade 9 learners are expected to sit for the KJSEA in November ahead of their transition to Senior School next year.

KNEC opens 2025 KCSE registration amid court ruling suspending July exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 18, 2025

Schools and examination centres must log into the KNEC registration portal using their credentials to submit candidates’ details.

Budget experts call scrapping of KCSE exam fees waiver as KNEC faces budget shortfalls
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 15, 2025

With rising enrolment numbers, the government has been struggling to meet the full costs on time, leading to deficits in the national exams body.

Schools have until February 28 to register Grade 6 learners for KPSEA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 31, 2025

Schools are required to log into the KNEC Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal using their centre log-in credentials.

Grade 6 learners have until February 28 to register for 2025 national exams
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 25, 2025

This portal will be open for registration from January 27 until February 28, 2025.

KNEC opens registration for July 2025 KCSE exams
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 25, 2025

This new series aims to accommodate private candidates, repeaters, and adult learners seeking to improve their academic performance.

Coast region celebrates as top students shine in 2024 KCSE results
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 09, 2025

At Shimo La Tewa School, Fauz Jamal Kanji emerged as the top student with an A of 81 points, followed by Mwangi Emmanuel Ndirangu. Nine students attai...

Over 40,000 students score Grade E in 2024 KCSE exams
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 09, 2025

Sub-county schools also recorded a significant number of lower grades overall, with 125,115 candidates scoring D-, 112,771 attaining D plain, and 78,4...

KNEC to introduce first-ever junior school national examination in 2025
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 09, 2025

Registration for the 2025 KJSEA candidates will begin on January 27, 2025, while the registration portals for KJSEA and KCSE examination candidates wi...

Education CS Ogamba warns schools against charging extra fees
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 09, 2025

The warning follows reports that, since the resumption of the academic calendar on January 6, 2025, some schools have been demanding additional paymen...

KNEC: Junior secondary sample exam papers are available for free
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

The sample papers are part of KNEC's preparations for the 2024 Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA), which will be administered to stud...

Frustration as candidates fail to access KCSE results, KNEC calls for calm
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 09, 2025

The Education CS had recommended that candidates facing difficulties access the results through the toll-free numbers 0800724900 or 0800721410. Yet, a...

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. 

KNEC gives another chance to those who missed KCSE exams as mid-year tests set for rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 09, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said plans are underway to introduce a mid-year KCSE exam series in July.

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.

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...

KNEC urges accuracy as registration of KCSE, KPSEA candidates set to kick off
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

According to Njeng'ere, registration for the 2025 KPSEA candidates will begin on January 27, 2025.

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.

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