President William Ruto on Monday, January 8, ordered an investigation into 3,685 students who registered for last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations but failed to sit for the same.
Speaking to this journalist, State House Press Secretary Emmanuel Talam confirmed that the Head of State also wanted tough action taken against cheats.
The President received the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2023 briefing from Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, at the Eldoret State Lodge, Uasin Gishu County.
A total of 899,453 candidates sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams in 2023.
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Speaking during the release of KCSE exam results on Monday, Kenya National Examinations Council CEO David Njengere announced that KCSE and KPSEA 2024 candidates’ registration will run from January 29 until March 29.
Additionally, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia announced that they would target to promote 36,000 teachers this year.
"TSC will promote over 36,000 teachers this year and employ 20,000 teachers in the next financial year," she stated.
At the same time, Education PS Belio Kipsang said that the ministry had disbursed Term One capitation to schools adding that cash would land in accounts between January 8 and January 10, 2024.
Education CS Ezekiel Machogu also raised an alarm over the huge number of students who failed to sit for the KCSE exams despite registering.
"I am concerned with the number that failed to sit the examination as it would point to a situation where some schools could be inflating the figures of registered candidates to meet the minimum threshold of 30 candidates required to be enlisted as an examination centre.
"Although there could be more reasons for the “missing” candidates, any misrepresentation of figures could imply a wastage of public funds since the Government pays examination fees for candidates based on the data submitted by schools. I, therefore, direct the relevant Directorate of Quality Assurance to work with the Kenya National Examinations Council to investigate the 3,685 candidates who failed to sit the 2023 KCSE Examination with a view to unearthing their true identity and whereabouts," CS Machogu stated.
