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Massive KCSE exam failure raises serious questions

Lodwar Boys High School

Lodwar Boys High School students protest over the institution's poor 2025 KCSE results in Lodwar town on January 16, 2026.

Photo credit: Sammy Lutta | Nation Media Group

Failed • Some 50 per cent of the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam candidates scored Grade D, with a significant number getting the total fail Grade E, says Richard Kihara. “Why spend four years paying school fees and end up with zero examination results. It’s a shame. This doesn’t happen in the developed world where we aspire to be.” His contact is [email protected].

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