KCSE 2025: CS Ogamba oversees opening of exam containers

Cynthia Lodite 03rd November, 2025 10:14 AM

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE) has kicked off with written subjects, with at least 996,078 students sitting for the examinations countrywide.

This follows a visit by the Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, who visited Matuga, Kwale County, on Monday morning, November 3, 2025, to oversee the opening of the examination container and distribution of KCSE exams to invigilators and supervisors.

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Notably, this comes as the 2025 KCSE written examination begins on Monday, November 3, 2025, with candidates sitting for English paper 1 in the afternoon, separated by a four-hour break.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Education has assured that the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations in Marakwet East will continue as planned.

In a statement on Sunday, November 2, the Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba assured that the government has laid out the necessary measures to ensure that the exam papers reach schools.

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“We assure all national examination and assessment candidates in the region that we have put in place adequate contingency plans to ensure that they proceed with their remaining papers,” Ogamba stated.

CS Ogamba when he launched the 2025 National Examinations and Assessment Season at the New Mitihani House in South C, Nairobi, on Friday, October 3, 2025.

KCSE, areas affected by floods

Meanwhile, on the other hand, the government has announced plans to use choppers to airlift KCSE exams to schools in parts of Elgeyo Marakwet County affected by floods and mudslides.

Likewise, one candidate who was injured in the mudslides will sit for the exams at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, where 28 injured victims are admitted.

In a detailed report on Sunday, October 2, 2025, the Government Spokesman, Isaac Mwaura, who had camped at Eldoret Airstrip alongside top government officials coordinating rescue and support activities following the mudslides in the Kerio Valley region.

At the time, he announced that the preparations for the exams were complete, with all logistics put in place.

“We already have the exams secured in safe places, and for areas affected by the floods and mudslides, we will use choppers to airlift papers and officials,” said Mwaura.

He said the government would also ensure all candidates in areas hit by the mudslides are traced and enabled to sit for their exams.

“We have teams working on the ground to ensure that the exams will go on smoothly even as we intervene to assist those affected by the mudslides,” said Mwaura.

He added that one chopper was already on standby at the Eldoret Airstrip to aid in airlifting the exams.

More than a dozen schools are said to be located in areas affected by the floods in the Kerio Valley region.