This archive report was first published on 4 November 2019.
On November 4, 2019, the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination kicked off countrywide, with over 699,745 candidates sitting for the exams.
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha supervised the opening of Kisumu Central exam container, emphasizing the need for tight security measures to prevent examination leaks.
The KCSE timetable shows that English papers were administered on Monday, followed by Mathematics, General Science, and Chemistry papers on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Officers overseeing the examination were expected to be at their assigned centers by 5 am to ensure a smooth administration of the exams.
Notably, the number of male candidates in Mandera has doubled in the 2019 KCSE, with over 2,800 male candidates sitting for the exams compared to 1,300 females.
Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang addressed candidates at Aga Khan Sec in Mombasa just before the start of English Paper I on Day One.
