More than 800 students will be unable to get their 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results due to irregularities.
This revelation was made by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Ogamba, while he released the results for last year at Mitihani House on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
“There were 840 candidates who were involved in examination irregularities in 2024, and their results have been cancelled. The results of 2829 candidates suspected to have been involved in exam irregularities have been withheld pending investigations. 91 contracted professionals were reported to have been involved in aiding exam malpractices,” Ogamba said.
“The council is empowered in law as provided in the Kenya National Examination Council (Handling of Examination Irregularities) Rules of 2015, Legal Notice No. 132 of 2015, Rule 8, to withhold the results of any candidate or examination centre suspected of having been involved in an examination irregularity or malpractice pending completion of investigations.
“Thus, the results of the 2,829 candidates suspected of having been involved in the examination irregularities have been withheld pending completion of investigations that should be completed within a period of 30 days from the official day of release of examination results.
CBC transition
Although the new education system, Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), is facing challenges, Ogamba said the transition has been successful.
“Having successfully transitioned to the highest level in Junior School, our focus will now shift to starting off senior school in January 2026. Under the senior school, we are expected to mount three pathways for our learners: the STEM pathway, the social sciences pathway, and the arts and sports pathway,” he added.
The students returned to school this week for the first term in 2025, and reports have emerged that schools have introduced extra charges, which the CS reacted to in his address.
“The Ministry of Education has noted with great concern a disturbing situation where some senior schools are returning to the bad practice of charging levies. I wish to put it on record that the govt will not condone the practice and will take stern action against school administrators found to be levying extra charges onboard our parents,” he said.
With the KCSE results out, reactions from parents, students, and leaders are expected across the country.
