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Jun 1, 2023

Kenya Ministry adjusts 2023 national exams timetable

The Ministry of Education has adjusted the 2023 school calendar, making changes to the duration of the national exams. According to PS Belio Kipsang, students will break for half term from March 16 to March 19. Students writing KCSE will also sit the exams from November 3 to November 24.

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Jul 7, 2022

Kenya Gov’t Intensifies Security In Laikipia Ahead Of National Exams

The government has intensified security measures in Laikipia County to enhance the seamless operation of the 2021 national examination that kicked off yesterday countrywide.

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Jun 8, 2022

Kenya Government Announces 2022 KCPE, KCSE Registration Dates

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Njeng’ere, announced that during the registration exercise, parents are expected to ensure their children register for the exams in order to avoid being locked out.

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Apr 5, 2022

Kenya KCSE, KCPE Candidates in Areas Hit by Insecurity to Get Special Consideration During Marking

Education CS George Magoha has assured candidates studying in insecurity prone areas that KNEC would consider their plight when marking the national exams.

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Mar 30, 2022

Kenya Education Cabinet urges private primary, secondary schools to invest in CBC classes

As the government continues to implement construction of Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms in public secondary schools across the country, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has urged private secondary school owners to start investing in new classrooms to also accommodate Junior Secondary School students.

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Mar 25, 2022

Kenya KCPE, KCSE exams to start smoothly despite strike threats by teachers

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha, has assured that the national exams set to start in about a week to come, will go on smoothly despite a strike threat by teachers over a salary dispute.

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Feb 11, 2022

The New Kenya KCSE Timetable

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has released an updated Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) timetable with the official commencement of the much-anticipated exam being in February 2022.

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Oct 19, 2021

Kenya National exams to be held in March, December 2022

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha that the accelerated school calendar will result in five examinations next year. The national examinations will be held in March and December 2022 in order to return to the normal school calendar. First Term of the 2021 academic year on July 26, 2021.

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Sep 20, 2021

KCPE and KCSE registration extended

The Ministry of Education has extended the registration of the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations for two weeks.

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Jul 1, 2021

Magoha Speaks on Leaked Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Maths Test

Education CS has termed the KCSE Maths paper allegedly leaked by a school principal through her Whatsapp as fake.

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Jul 1, 2021

Invigilator faces jail time over KCSE exam leakage in Migori

An invigilator in Migori Country was arrested for leaking the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) to candidates ahead of scheduled time.

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Jun 9, 2021

13 arrested in Nyamira over cheating allegations

Thirteen people have been arrested in Nyamira County over allegations of cheating in the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. Six private candidates undertaking exam in Nyamira South were nabbed while preparing for the tests after they were found with suspicious materials in the examination center.

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Apr 15, 2021

Kenya schools reopened, after 10 months of closure due to Covid-19

In Kenya, life has almost returned to normal since schools finally reopened. A closure that lasted nearly 10 months to stem the spread of Covid-19. Today, thousands of school children are dropping out of school. The consequences of this long closure will be felt over several years.

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Aug 10, 2020

Education Cabinet Secretary cancels KCPE, KCSE exams as Covid-19 bites

Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) George Magoha announced that national examinations will not take place this year as the Covid-19 pandemic has rendered the school calendar lost.

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Kenya

Overview

Kenya is located in equatorial east Africa abutting the Indian Ocean on its southeast coast, Tanzania on the south, Lake Victoria, Uganda and Sudan on the west, Ethiopia on the north and Somalia on the east. The country consists of 582,650 sq km (roughly twice the size of Nevada). The population is estimated at 34 million of whom more than 40% are under the age of 15. The largest cities are Nairobi, Meru and Mombasa.

Kenya Is named for a mountain now known as Mt. Kenya, but known to the indigenous Kikuyu people as Kirinyaga or Kerenyaga, “white mountain,” so called because of its snowcap. Mt. Kirinyaga was the main feature of the colony the British called Kenya because they were unable to pronounce the Kikuyu name.

Kenya was the home of the earliest species of modern man, homo habilus, during the Pleistocene era 1.5 to 2 million years ago. In more recent times, Kenya has been under the colonial occupation of Portugal, Germany and Great Britain, obtaining its independence in 1963. The current government is a constitutional republic.

Education

Primary and Secondary Education

Modern Kenyan education has its roots in the British system, maintaining many British features to the present day. Since 1985, however, an “American style” 8-4-4 system has become standard in Kenya, replacing the old 7-4-2-3 system. Education is compulsory through the eighth grade, but it is not universal. The primary language of instruction at all levels is English; although great emphasis is placed on the learning of Kiswahili, the other official language of Kenya and numerous other languages regarded as mother tongues.

Post-Secondary Education

University admission is open to students who complete secondary school and receive acceptable marks on the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. There are public universities, several private and religiously affiliated colleges and universities, as well as numerous polytechnics, health training centers and teachers colleges. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has responsibility for all public education activities. University higher education is in the purview of the Commission for University Education.


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