Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has debunked claims of irregularities in the just released Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams involving a deceased candidate.
In a statement dated Friday, January 12, KNEC dismissed claims that a student who died days before the start of KCSE exams in November 2023 got a D- (minus) in one of the papers.
The examination body termed the reports which had been circulated on various social media platforms as fake news.
The social media post which was flagged as fake, it indicated that the said candidate missed other subjects including English, Mathematics, Kiswahili, Physics, Chemistry and Geography. However, the result indicated that he had a D- (minus) in Biology.
Social media user who shared the result slip thus wondered how a dead candidate sat for a Biology paper and got a D- (minus).
“This boy reportedly died before KCSE exams began, but somehow he pulled a mama Rosa, resurrected, sat the biology paper, and scored a D-, maybe because he couldn’t revise in the grave because of darkness,” the user wrote.
“The only thing that works efficiently in this country is corruption. The country is in the hands of quacks,” the user added.
However, KNEC debunked the claims indicating that the result slip did not emanate from its portal.
During the release of the exams, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu welcomed parents and candidates to file complaints to KNEC over the results.
He also expressed concern over the number of students who got E in the exam. Machogu directed a team to review the results and give a feedback on the 48,000 candidates who got Es.
