KNEC Announces Release of July 2026 TVET Exam Results; How to Access

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the release of the July 2026 Business and Technical examination results for candidates who sat the assessments through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.

In a notice on Monday, October 26, KNEC confirmed that the results were ready for collection at its offices in Nairobi. 

Institutions with outstanding examination fees have been required to clear the arrears before collecting the results.

"We wish to inform all Heads of Institutions that presented candidates for the July 2026 Business and Technical examinations that the results are officially released and ready for collection from New Mithani House, South C, Nairobi," the notice read.

KNEC directed institutions seeking clarification or wishing to raise concerns about the results to submit their queries through its online portal. 

The council also outlined a deadline for submitting complaints and a penalty for late submissions.

Queries must be lodged online through the KNEC Queries Management Information System (QMIS), accessible via https://qmis.knec.ac.ke/externallogin.

The council further stated that all queries must be submitted through the respective heads of institutions and must reach KNEC within 30 days of the release of the results.

Institutions have been warned that queries received after December 7, 2026, will attract a penalty of Ksh5,000 for each query.

Meanwhile, Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) commenced across the country on Monday, October 26, with Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba overseeing the distribution of assessment materials in Makueni County.

Ogamba witnessed the opening of an examination container and the distribution of assessment materials at the Makindu Sub-County Deputy County Commissioner’s Office before visiting a school to monitor the exercise.

"This morning, I witnessed the opening of the KNEC examination container and distribution of KPSEA and KJSEA assessment materials at the Makindu Sub-County Deputy County Commissioner’s Office in Makueni County," he wrote.

Ogamba later visited Kiambani Comprehensive School, where he monitored the administration of the assessments as learners began their examinations.

The government deployed multi-agency teams drawn from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to oversee the exercise and ensure that assessment materials were handled securely.

"Multi-agency teams from the Ministries of Education and Interior and National Administration are ensuring the smooth, secure and orderly administration of the examination and assessment materials," he added.

Under the 2026 KJSEA timetable, learners were scheduled to sit English Language Paper 1 and English Paper 2 on Monday.

English Language Paper 1 was scheduled to run from 8:30 am to 10:10 am for regular candidates, while candidates with hearing impairments were allocated until 10:20 am. 

Candidates using Braille were scheduled to finish at 10:40 am.

A 30-minute break was scheduled from 10:40 am to 11:10 am before candidates proceeded to English Paper 2, covering Composition and Literary Analysis.

The second paper was scheduled to run from 11:10 am to 12:55 pm for regular candidates, 1:05 pm for candidates with hearing impairments and 1:25 pm for candidates using Braille.

The supplied timetable also listed Mathematics and English papers, with Mathematics scheduled from 8:30 am to 9:50 am for regular candidates and those using large print. 

Candidates using Braille were allocated until 10:20 am.

A 30-minute break was then scheduled from 10:20 am to 10:50 am, followed by English, which was set to run until 11:50 am for regular candidates and those using large print. 

Candidates with hearing impairments and those using Braille were allocated until 12:10 pm.