Knec exam administration changes. Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has instituted changes in the collection process for national examination papers.
Specifically, for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates, Centre Managers and Exam Supervisors will now retrieve the KCSE exams twice daily from the exam containers.
Meanwhile, the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) papers will continue to be collected once daily as in the past.
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Knec exam administration changes
The KCSE exams are scheduled to run from 23/10/2023 to 24/11/2023, including the Physics practical exams.
KNEC CEO David Njengere noted that a total of 1,143 containers would be used to store the examination papers, with :
- 576 distribution centers allocated to KPSEA and KCPE papers, and
- 567 containers designated for the distribution of KCSE papers.
To accommodate the process smoothly, 82 additional containers were acquired to serve newly created sub-counties without containers.
In an effort to safeguard the integrity of the examination papers, Education CS Ezekiel Machogu announced that papers will be collected twice a day instead of the previous once-a-day practice.
Morning papers will be collected in the morning, and afternoon papers in the afternoon.
This change aims to reduce the risk of papers being exposed to students before they sit for their exams, thus preventing cheating.
Knec exam administration changes
These developments came after concerns were raised by the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association about the leakage of examination papers.
Chairman Indimuli Kahi asked KNEC to ensure there would be no paper leakage in 2023.
He emphasized the importance of trust in the examination process and suggested that principals could be given a week’s worth of papers to enhance security and trust.
However, Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang noted that the issue of trust is a significant challenge in Kenya,
making it difficult to implement practices similar to those in other countries like Swaziland.
He expressed the need to build trust between educators and students to address challenges such as
- student unrest and
- The need for armed security during national exams.
Kessha chairperson Indimuli Kahi also raised concerns about the current grading system,
which includes six compulsory subjects, potentially disadvantaging students.
He highlighted the merging of English grammar and literature and,
questioned whether this was fair to students with strengths in one but not the other.
