CS Magoha Announces KCPE Results Release Date

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has announced that the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results will be released in the next two weeks.

Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday 8^th March, where he oversaw the distribution of the social and religious studies, the CS said marking of the mathematics and English papers, which were done on Monday has already begun.

“Marking of the exam papers has already begun and the results will be out the same time as last year,” said Prof Magoha.

Last year, the results were released two weeks after the last papers were done. CS Magoha also warned teachers and candidates against using phones in examination rooms.

He also warned against examination cheating. He said that so far, the examination has run smoothly and they applaud teachers for their commitment during this exam period.

Magoha assured Kenyans that his office will continue to monitor the examinations across the country despite reports of irregularities. The news comes as the education ministry pointed out irregularities within the KCPE/KCSE exam period.

The year 2020 began creditably with a lot of expectancies. Teachers and learners had sharpened their academic tools to begin the year. January and February were alright.

However, on March 15, 2020, the Kenyan government unanticipatedly closed all schools and colleges nationwide in response to the first positive test of Covid-19.

Schools are one of the most affected sectors by the pandemic, which saw indefinite and permanent closure of many as governments struggled to impose COVID-19 restrictions to combat the spread of the virus.

Learning institutions were expected to implement online instruction using technology and the Internet. Teachers were advised to prepare work for the learners to do at home.

Before the onset of the covid 19 pandemics, Kenya had a well-structured system of education. The primary and Secondary school calendar ran from January to December. The terms comprised of three months of fully learning and a month in-between for a break.