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Originally published by Kenyanstop
January 21, 2026
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KNEC CEO Responds to Concerns Over Poor Results in 2025 KCSE Exams

The KNEC CEO's clarification comes amidst pressure from a section of Kenyans for the review of the 2025 KCSE results after over half a million students scored below C+...
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The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Chief Executive Officer, David Njengere, addressed concerns regarding poor performance in 2025 KCSE exams for sub-county schools. He stated that judging results without considering students' academic starting points in Form One is unfair, emphasizing that students with lower KCPE scores often attend sub-county schools.
- David Njengere argued that it's unrealistic to expect sub-county schools, which enroll students with mostly 200 marks and below in KCPE, to achieve comparable results to national schools after four years.
- The KNEC CEO noted a positive trend, with about 13 percent of learners in sub-county schools achieving a grade of C+ and above.
- Out of 993,226 candidates who sat the 2025 KCSE, 1,932 candidates scored an A (plain), and 270,715 attained a C+ or above.
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