Education CS Ogamba assures integrity as KCSE exams end
As the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) exams come to a close this week, the government has assured that that integrity of the results will be safeguarded.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, while maintaining that preparations for marking of the exam are underway, said center managers have been given strict briefs to reinforce operational discipline.
The CS spoke in Kiambu County when he supervised the opening of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) exam papers for Geography and Physics at the Ruiru DCC’s offices. He was accompanied by area Member of Parliament (MP) Simon King’ara and other Ministry officials.
“As the 2025 KCSE exam enters its last three days across the country, administration of this important exercise continues smoothly and with high levels of professionalism,
“Despite the strengthened measures, a few individuals try to beat the system. In such cases, the culprits have been put under arrest and others under investigation. These actions reaffirm the government’s commitment to safeguarding the integrity of national examinations,” said Ogamba.
He added that public senior secondary schools should be ready to receive their first cohort of learners by January 12th, next year and that the learners transitioning under Competency Based Education (CBE) will require the necessary support.
“These learners will require support to co-exist with their colleagues undertaking the 8-4-4 curriculum in the institutions that they will be joining,”Ogamba added.
Regarding the conflict reported between JSS teachers and secondary school heads, the CS said the matter is being addressed administratively and that there is no cause for concern.
“That’s an administrative conflict that will be discussed and dealt with. It’s not really a big challenge, we will get a solution to it,” he affirmed.
The CS also said that the ongoing verification exercise by the Ministry regarding schools enrollment will enable the government to ensure there is fairness in distribution of resources among schools in all areas of the country.
This, he noted, will ensure densely populated areas like Ruiru get enough teachers and infrastructure like laboratories and libraries.
King’ara commended the government for addressing the issue of congestion in public schools in Ruiru and undertaking to post more teachers and improve infrastructure.
The legislator said some the institutions set to benefit include the Ruiru Technical and Vocational Training College and Ruiru Boys Secondary School where hostels are being constructed.
