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

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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