KNEC Portal Crashes as Thousands of Kenyans Rush to Access 2025 KCSE Results

The government’s decision to allow Kenyans to access examination outcomes through an online portal was first launched during the release of the 2023 KCSE exams to ease access to the results..

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Minutes after Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba released the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) portal crashed due to high traffic, leaving thousands of students and parents unable to access their results.

Approximately 993,226 candidates sat the 2025 KCSE examination.
The crash occurred on Friday, January 9, around 11:30 am, shortly after CS Ogamba announced the online release.
An alternative method to check results is by sending an SMS to 20076 at a cost of Ksh25 per message.
A total of 270,715 candidates attained a Grade C+ or higher, qualifying for direct university entry.