KCSE 2025 Results: KNEC Overcame Obstacles to Serve All 993,226 Candidates

Kenya, 9 January 2026 - Despite severe floods and other adversities that posed significant threats during the administration of the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) ensured that every candidate was fully served across the country.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba while announcing the 2025 KCSE results for 993,226 candidates examined in 10,765 across the country, hailed KNEC and other stakeholders.

“I am gratified that, notwithstanding the challenges, all candidates were served,” Ogamba stated on Friday while in Eldoret.

He particularly commended the leadership and support provided to KNEC, saying, “To this end, I wish to thank your good office, Sir, for the stewardship and support given to the Council.”

The Cabinet Secretary highlighted that, while KNEC shoulders a massive national responsibility in conducting assessments, the Council received tremendous backing from various stakeholders, which greatly contributed to effective service delivery.

“In this regard, we as the Governing Council record appreciation for the support accorded to KNEC by the Government of Kenya, the Ministry of Education, other Ministries, state agencies, contracted professionals, and development partners in the 2025 cycle,” he added.

Ogamba reaffirmed the government’s full commitment to the implementation of Competency-Based Education.

He noted that continuous monitoring and evaluation of KNEC’s processes have been undertaken to ensure credible, high-quality, and globally acceptable certification standards during the transition to Competency-Based Assessment.

The government has also supported KNEC in aligning its assessments with 21st-century standards by facilitating benchmarking with international best practices and advancing the digitisation of its operations. T

he Cabinet Secretary urged all stakeholders to embrace and support the innovations that KNEC will continue to introduce.

Addressing the persistent threat of examination malpractice, Ogamba pointed out that unscrupulous individuals have continued attempting to undermine the process.

He described tolerance of cheating as “the lowest degradation to an education system of any country.”

“As a country, we must jointly fight against this vice to maintain the respect and credibility of Kenyan certification both locally and internationally,” he emphasised.

“I therefore plead with all sector players to support KNEC in fighting against examination malpractice.”