Hakuna Kulala: Uhuru Confirms KCPE Results are Ready For Release

The Kenyan government seem to be on a mission to restore the credibility of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCPE). The government not only ensured that cheating was done away with, it also ensured that the exams results will be out on record time.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has hinted that the results might be out tomorrow having today announced that the marking of the exams has been completed and the results are ready for release.

At the same time the President said that this year’s KCPE was free of cheating and other malpractices.

“There was very little cheating or abuse during this year’s exam and I thank the parents, teachers and candidates. We want to congratulate all those who contributed into making the exams a success,” said the President.

President Kenyatta spoke at Gachororo village in Juja Constituency where he attended Sunday Service and presided over a fundraising for a new PCEA church.

The President reiterated his recent promise that no candidate who sat for KCPE will miss admission to secondary school. He urged parents of KCPE candidates to ensure that their children transit to secondary schools because their positions are already guaranteed and the government will meet the cost of their education.

The President also reiterated his recent remarks that the church should play a bigger role in strengthening the morality of the nation. He said Kenya has always been known to be a nation of great faith but of late it appears to be losing grip of its moral character.

“We must restore the moral fibre of our nation through better partnership between the State and the Church,” said the President.

President Kenyatta also urged Members of Parliament to pass the bill on gender equity  to satisfy the requirements of the Constitution. “Let us act according to the Constitution and pass the law on gender equity,” said the President.

Other leaders who spoke at the Church included Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi. President Kenyatta stopped in Juja town to acknowledge greetings from residents and addressed them briefly.

Education CS Amina Mohammed has maintained that this year’s KCPE examinations were administered with utmost precision and that no questions leaked. “The measures we spelt out to ensure the exams are credible and of high integrity were enforced in 99.9 per cent of the centres,” said Amina.

Some 64,758 invigilators, 27, 025 supervisors were deployed to administer the examinations.

Kenya National Parents Association official Nicholas Maiyo said the early release would be welcome news to all parents. He said the move would help parents plan on form one expenditure. “Parents will know schools their children will go early enough and start to plan,” he said. PS Belio Kipsang said parents will know form one slots of their children before Christmas.

Kenya Primary Schools Association chairman Shem Ndolo said: “Parents will plan well as children will have enough time to prepare psychologically for secondary school.”

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