Ruto frustrated by 3,000 missing candidates in KCSE 2023
A staggering 3,000 students who registered for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE) in 2023 failed to appear for their exams.
This revelation surfaced during a briefing by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu to President William Ruto before the official release of the results.
The crucial meeting at Eldoret State Lodge on Monday, January 8, exposed the President’s displeasure with the number of missing candidates.
In response, President Ruto swiftly called for an immediate investigation.
“The President has ordered an investigation of some 3,000 candidates who registered for the exam but failed to sit for the same,” disclosed sources from Eldoret State Lodge.
In the preceding examination year, 903,260 candidates were registered for the KCSE. However, the unexplained absence of 3,000 candidates has raised eyebrows and alarmed education authorities.
President Ruto, visibly frustrated by this development, demanded an investigation into the missing candidates and called for stringent measures against cheating during the examination.
The President’s call for action against cheating comes from widespread reports of malpractices during the KCSE 2023.
Instances of cheating were reported in various parts of the country, with Kisii being among the regions under scrutiny.
Adding to the historic nature of this announcement, the Education Cabinet Secretary is expected to release the 2023 KCSE results at Moi Girls High School in Eldoret.
This marks the first time in history that the Ministry of Education has chosen to unveil examination results outside of Nairobi County.