KCSE Exams End This Friday as Government Shuts Down Several Social Media Sites
Form Four candidates from all over Kenya will complete the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations this week.
The examinations that commenced on October 23 will conclude with a physics practical this coming Friday.
The candidates will take Geography Paper 1 and Physics Paper 1 on Monday.
The students will take Business Studies Paper 1 and Agriculture Paper 1 on Tuesday.
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The second paper on geography and physics will conclude on Wednesday.
The candidates will take Business Paper 2 and Agriculture Paper 2 on Thursday.
The Physics practical paper will be administered to the candidates on Friday, the final day of the KCSE 2023 examination.
903,260 candidates are attempting the KCSE this year.
While presiding over the commencement of the theory papers, Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang urged all individuals participating in the administration of national examinations to maintain their integrity.
Belio delivered his remarks at the Westland sub-county containers, where center managers selected session one papers.
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The PS expressed concern over the significant investments to safeguard the integrity of examinations, stating that the high expenditure is unnecessary.
He emphasized the need to build trust among the Kenyan people, pointing out that the existing trust deficit is detrimental to everyone. The PS urged for a change in the current situation, stating that, as a country, they should not continue in this manner.
He further mentioned that being present at 6 a.m. to monitor the examination process could be better, and there should be trust that allows children to be children without such stringent measures.
To prevent early exposure to examinations, he acknowledged that it would be difficult for exam center administrators to retrieve papers from the containers twice daily.
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He stated that a multi-agency effort was formed to prevent early exposure and academic dishonesty during the papers.
The PS stated that the ministry has collaborated with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ Cyber Crime Unit and the Communications Authority of Kenya to prevent exam plagiarism.
“We have shut down several social media sites. We have even arrested several people. I am sure we shall continue being on the look for those attempting any exam malpractices this week,” he said.
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KCSE Exams End This Friday as Government Shuts Down Several Social Media Sites
