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MPs summon Education CS Ezekiel Machogu, want Knec overhauled over 2023 KCPE irregularities

Ezekiel Machogu

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu fields questions from members of the Senate at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on August 9, 2023. MPs want Machogu to explain the numerous complaints and claims of irregularities in the 2023 KCPE exams.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The MPs raised concern over the rushed manner in which the results were released, questioning the process of marking the papers and verifying the results.

MPs have summoned Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu to explain the numerous complaints and claims of irregularities in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams.

In an adjournment motion on Wednesday night, the lawmakers called on Mr Machogu to explain the irregularities, as well as rein in officials both at the ministry and the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec), whom they termed as rogue for interfering with exam results.