This archive report was first published on 31 October 2019.
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has assured that the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results will be released before Christmas.
Speaking on Thursday, Prof. Magoha commended the commitment and efforts of all stakeholders in ensuring the credibility of the standard eight examinations.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Education, Prof. Magoha acknowledged that the 2019 KCPE examination was successful, with reports countrywide indicating that the examination went smoothly for all 1,088,986 candidates.
Prof. Magoha attributed the success to the government's commitment to delivering a credible examination, despite challenges posed by bad weather. He noted that the government had succeeded in maintaining the integrity of the examination, with all candidates able to see the contents of the examinations at the start of each paper.
Prof. Magoha also commended the Presidency, which was represented at the monitoring by Deputy President Hon. Dr. William Ruto, for leading the entire Cabinet in the 2019 monitoring. He welcomed and encouraged them to extend the spirit of monitoring to the KCSE examination, which starts next week.
Prof. Magoha noted that examination officials strictly enforced measures to ensure the security of the examinations from the container to examination centres. He thanked all officials for enforcing the measures, which helped to stamp out cases of early exposure reported in some areas last year.
Prof. Magoha also highlighted the ministry's efforts to reduce anxiety among parents and teachers over the examinations, noting that the number of examination malpractices has been reducing significantly. However, he mentioned that there were challenges in three centres over attempted examination malpractices, but the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) took action before any cheating happened.
Prof. Magoha expressed his appreciation for the multi-sectoral agency approach to delivering examinations, which has yielded fantastic results. He urged all government officials to keep the spirit of examination monitoring to the KCSE examination, which starts countrywide next week on Monday.
