This archive report was first published on 11 May 2021.
On 2020-11-18, President Uhuru Kenyatta received the results of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations at State House, Nairobi, ahead of their public release.
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha presented the results to the President, accompanied by Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, Early Learning and Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr Julius Jwan, Teachers Service Commission CEO Nancy Macharia, and Kenya National Examinations Council CEO Mercy Karogo.
President Kenyatta commended the 2020 KCSE candidates for their outstanding performance, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. He also thanked education sector stakeholders for their smooth administration of the examinations.
During the same event, the President 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 rollout of the new curriculum, saying, 'You have been at the forefront in the development of this curriculum. You know what needs to be done.'
