A day after the release of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, a wave of concern swept across the country over inconsistent results on the Kenya National Examinations Council – KNEC portal.
During the event at Moi Girl’s High School in Eldoret, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu ruled out provision of SMS service for candidates to access their grades.
Machogu emphasized that candidates should rely on the KNEC website to obtain their results, marking a departure from the ministry’s tradition.
However, reports emerged as parents scrutinized the results on the KNEC portal, revealing significant discrepancies in grades among various subjects.
Images shared by concerned individuals highlighted instances where schools received conflicting result.
Ndungu Nyoro, for instance, claimed that Kenya High, an academic giant was among the institutions that were affected by the anomaly.
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Kenyans React to results on KNEC portal
“Same student, different results. This time for a student at Kenya High. I hope tomorrow we’ll not have it drop further,” posted Ndungu Nyoro on his Face Book page.
Nyoro emphasized the urgency for parents to investigate these irregularities to prevent any potential disadvantage to their children.
“I’ve also seen such a story where a student had a D+ in the morning and results kept changing. By 5:00 pm he had B plain. We are waiting for around 8:00pm maybe his true score is A plain, ” commented Face Book user Ngure Njogu.
Additionally, Homa Bay Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma urged parents to take note of the changing grades in the provisional results on the KNEC portal.
In a screenshot shared by the Mp, results from a Nairobi school student changed from a mean grade of B+ to an A-.
On his X account, Kaluma also shared alleged changing results from Mangu High School showing difference in overall Chemistry mean grade whereby the school had earlier scored a B plain before the results changed to an A- minus.
“Parents do not sleep. The results are changing every minute. You blink, it goes to A, blink again, and it will be an E,” warned Kaluma, urging swift action to address the inconsistencies.
Also, comparisons were drawn to the 2022 General Election, where similar concerns arose regarding discrepancies in the results reported by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
“They are changing results all the time like Jose Camarago’s election results,” humorously remarked Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly Robert Alai.
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Machogu Silent
Despite mounting criticism and demands for clarification, Machogu and KNEC were yet to issue a statement.
After the release of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results, the CS admitted to errors such as misalignment of marks and incorrect grading in subjects like Kiswahili.
Following the 2023 KCPE errors, stakeholders called for the overhaul of KNEC for failing to deliver.
At the same time, a section of parents sued Machogu over the results for the last KCPE test under the 8-4-4 system.
Azimio leader Raila Odinga also called out the minister.
