On 10 May 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta received the results of the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations at State House, Nairobi, ahead of their public release.
The results were presented to the President by Education CS Prof George Magoha, accompanied by Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, Early Learning and Basic Education PS Dr Julius Jwan, TSC CEO Nancy Macharia, and KNEC counterpart Mercy Karogo.
President Kenyatta congratulated the 2020 KCSE candidates for their outstanding performance despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, and thanked education sector stakeholders for the smooth administration of the examinations.
During the event, the President also witnessed the swearing in of Prof Fatuma Chege as the Principal Secretary of the new State Department for Implementation of Curriculum Reforms within the Ministry of Education.
President Kenyatta expressed confidence in Prof Chege's ability to steer the ongoing roll out of the new curriculum, saying, 'You have been at the forefront in the development of this curriculum. You know what needs to be done.'
