Over 400 Students Who Missed Their KCSE Results To Know Their Fate In May 2022

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a directive that the 441 students who did not get their 2021 KCSE results due to exam irregularities will know their fate in May 2022.

According to KNEC, the individual school results will be held until investigations are concluded. And this will take as much as 30 days.

The big schools affected by this directive include Oriwo Boys High School in Homabay County, where over 400 candidates sat for the 2021 KCSE.

“All candidates at Oriwo Boys High School, center code 41731303, have had their results withheld on suspicion of engaging in examination irregularities during the administration of the 2021 KCSE Examination,” stated the KNEC letter sent to the school principals

“This is being done to conclude investigations into the exercise of powers related to the handling of examination irregularities,” the letter continued.

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During the release of the exam, Prof Magoha stated that the ministry of education was not going to take the issue of exam cheating lightly, and any culprit would face the wrath of the law.

“I would want to stress unequivocally that KNEC will not show sympathy to examination offenders who must be dealt with swiftly.” As a result, all 441 instances’ examination findings have been canceled,” Magoha announced.

Out of the 441 students, 203 were found to have unauthorized materials during the exams, 203 were found with mobile phones, and eight were found to have impersonated candidates.

Other cases were six collisions and causing a disturbance in the examination room.