The Ministry of Education has confirmed that the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination rehearsal will proceed on Friday, October 17, despite the day being declared a public holiday in honour of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

• The rehearsal precedes the 2025 KCSE exam which starts on Tuesday, October 21.
• Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen gazetted October 17 as a public holiday following the demise of Raila Odinga.
• Other assessments including KPSEA, KILEA, KJSEA, and KPLEA are scheduled from October 27 to November 6.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has postponed all teachers' promotion interviews originally scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2025, in honor of a public holiday declared for the late Raila Odinga. The affected interviews will now take place between Tuesday, October 21, and Thursday, October 23, 2025.

• Over 10,000 teachers were expected to attend promotional interviews across the country.
• The TSC communicated the postponement on October 17, citing the government's declaration of a public holiday.
• TSC had advertised 21,313 promotional posts from August 12 to August 25, with shortlisted candidates receiving interview invitations on September 16, 2025.