CS Machogu insists KCPE results were credible as PS Kipsang says 1,935 errors flagged

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu says KCPE results relayed on the KNEC portal were correct and that errors in some results were attributed to transmission glitches.

This as Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang announced that KNEC had flagged 1,935 errors which are currently being reviewed before the 60-day deadline for relaying the actual examinations results. 

The latest reaction on KCPE 2023 results mis-haps includes sentiments from the National Assembly Education Committee that inspected the KNEC Exam Operational Center at the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, Nairobi.

Speaking while presiding over the graduation ceremony at the Eldoret National Polytechnic in Uasin Gishu County, CS Machogu stated:

“I want to assure Kenyans that the KCPE results were credible. Everything was fine and principals of various schools can confirm...the issue arose from transmission.”

Several parents and schools have lodged cases in court over the anomalies after candidates complained that they were given results for subjects they had not registered for.

Inconsistencies were glaring in Kiswahili and sign language, but CS Machogu has ruled out allegations of poor marking of the examination.

“Our systems are okay, we have our PS even showing the Parliamentary committee how it works,” he added.

PS Kipsang, while taking the National Assembly Education Committee through the examination marking process, said 1,935 errors had been flagged and are currently being reviewed before the 60 days deadline for relaying actual results.

“The results we provide within 60 days are provisional, confirmed results come after reviewing the errors,” he said.

The Education Parliamentary watchdog called on the expedition to form a Complaints Tribunal that will address exam complaints as a result of the errors.

KNEC was instructed to compel Safaricom to refund users who attempted to access the SMS result text messages but could not due to system failure.