Governor’s Demands KNEC To Resolve The KCPE 2023 Controversy
Governor’s Demands KNEC To Resolve The KCPE 2023 Controversy. In a potentially illustrative depiction of the seven individuals, the stage (podium) and accompanying text, the Council of Governors (CoG) is currently advocating a swift resolution to the issue. Their primary concern is the need to make major corrections to ensure that candidates receive accurate marks. Dr. Erick Mutai, Kericho Governor and Chairman of the Education Committee at the CoG, stressed the importance of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) expeditiously addressing the matter to restore confidence in its performance.
Dr. Mutai expressed astonishment at the revelation that some students were given marks for subjects they did not actually take the exams. Further, there were cases where students did not receive grades and some had grades wrongly assigned to students from different schools. In response, Dr. Mutai called for a probe into the KNEC machines to avoid such errors during the marking process of the recently concluded Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates, which are to be rectified soon.
During the 2023 meeting of the National Association of Secondary School Teachers (KUPPET) Kericho branch, Governor Mutai disclosed that stakeholders in the education sector will be closely monitoring the grade corrections. It will also focus on how KNEC handles candidates whose marks have been tampered with. The meeting was attended by KUPPET National Officers including Treasurer Mwethi Njenga, Deputy Ronald Tonui and Secretaries from various sectors. Njenga and Tonui highlighted the management challenges facing KNEC and continued to disappoint teachers, parents and other stakeholders due to errors in national examination results.
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Concerns have been raised about the hasty release of KNEC results and the awarding of marks to students for subjects they did not pass, raising questions about the integrity of the examination process. Tonui also highlighted cases of exam theft, failing exam marks and delayed payments to teachers and security personnel involved in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). This highlighted the imperative need for a thorough review of KNEC’s operations. In particular, the CEO of KNEC, Dr. David Njenga, was not mentioned in the text provided.