This archive report was first published on 18 December 2019.
On December 18, 2019, Education CS Prof. George Magoha announced the 2019 KCSE results, revealing that 1,309 candidates would not receive their results due to cheating.
Among the irregularities recorded in this year's exam were candidates found with mobile phones, carrying unauthorized materials to examination rooms, and collusion.
Of the 1,309 candidates whose results were cancelled, 1,158 were found to have engaged in collusion, 101 were found with unauthorized materials, and 47 were found with mobile phones.
Two candidates were barred from receiving their results for impersonation, while one candidate's results were cancelled due to disturbance.
Magoha noted that during the exam period, close to 100 mobile phones were collected from various examination centres, with 35 phones collected from a single centre in Nairobi's Eastleigh.
He also disclosed that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) had withheld results for 658 candidates for routine checks on small details, including accuracy of their names and registration details.
The withheld results were expected to be released after completion of a verification process.
Magoha stated that the number of exam results cancelled this year due to irregularities was much lower than the 4,519 cancelled in the 2018 KCSE exam.
