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EDUCATION
Pupils of Fadhili Junior School in Nairobi celebrate KCPE results. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
About 12,000 candidates did not sit the 2020 KCPE examinations. And now pressure is mounting on authorities to account for the missing learners. Data compiled by
The Standard on Saturday shows that of the 12,424 missing candidates, Nairobi has the highest number.
Out of the 66,175 candidates who were registered for the examinations in the city, some 1,153 did not sit the KCPE examination in the 11 sub-counties. Another 581 candidates did not sit the examinations in Bungoma out of the 55,334 candidates had registered.
And in Nakuru County, some 56,527 candidates registered, but only 55,959 sat the papers. This means some 568 candidates missed out. Data further shows that some 562 candidates did not sit examinations in Turkana.
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EDUCATION
Oscar Mwangi of Rosepark Academy in Molo, Nakuru county celebrate with teachers and parents at the school on April 17, 2021, after scoring 404 marks in the KCPE Examination. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
The scramble for Form One places has started in earnest with parents eyeing prime slots in national schools weeks before the official selection process begins.
More slots will be up for grabs in the coveted national schools, whose capacity is 30,000 after fewer candidates scored 400 marks and above–which automatically guarantees them a slot.
With only 8,091 candidates scoring over 400 marks, it means that 22,000 slots will be available for candidates who scored below 399 marks. According to the Kenya National Examinations Council data, 282,090 candidates scored between 300 and 399 marks.
We didn’t favour public schools, says Education PS David Muchunguh The government has denied engaging in manipulation of KCPE results in favour of public primary schools, even as owners of private academies raised questions over the sudden dip in performance of their institutions. Private schools have for decades produced the bulk of top students in national exams, but public institutions turned the tables on them in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). The Early Learning and Basic Education principal secretary, Dr Julius Jwan, in an interview yesterday, however, denied accusations that moderation of the results was done to favour public school candidates, dismissing the claims as a myth. “Why would we do it this time? What would we want to achieve? These are all Kenyan children and they did quite well. Let’s not do business and play politics with the future of young people,” he told the Nation, adding that standardisation cannot be
Police Launch Manhunt for Moses Kuria s By-Election Candidate
George Koimburi, a Juja by-election aspirant addresses the media in March 2021
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Police have launched a manhunt for Juja by-election candidate George Koimburi after the Kiambu Law Court issued a warrant of arrest against the politician.
The arrest warrant was issued after Koimburi failed to appear in court to answer four charges of forgery. Detectives attached to the case said that the suspect was either on a run or was in hiding.
Koimburi is seeking to vie on the Peoples Empowerment Party associated with Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria. Police accused the aspirant of forging certificates from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).