Also known as: KNEC
Kenya's national examinations body administering KCSE, KJSEA, and competency-based assessments, facing funding shortfalls amid record 3.5 million learners in 2026.
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The Standard
… ana County. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard] With mounting pressure to deliver an education system that is equitable and relevant to learners across the country, stakeholders will converge in Nairobi for a high-level national symposium convened by the Kenya National Examinations Council …
Inside government's fresh bid to fix Competency-Based Education gapsCitizen Digital
… Separately, another group of teachers who participated in marking last year’s national examinations said they were yet to be paid, calling on the government and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to settle the arrears. …
Teachers threaten strike as SHA cover complaints resurface despite dealThe Standard
… Kalonzo said Prof. had impacted many public and private institutions, noting that “as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi, to the Vice-Chancellor's office at Egerton and later Moi University, to the Kenya National Examinations Council, Prof. …
Kenya mourns education icon Prof. Raphael MunavuThe Standard
… He served as Chairperson of the Kenya National Examinations Council for a decade, overseeing key reforms in the country’s assessment system, and later chaired the Kenya National Academy of Sciences, where he championed the integration of research into development policy. …
Education reforms architect Prof. Raphael Munavu diesKenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has received Sh4.95 billion and will use Sh2.5 billion to clear outstanding payments owed to examination officials, including supervisors, invigilators, centre managers, and security personnel who administered the 2025 national examinations, with all dues to be settled by Thursday, August 6.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has received Sh4.95 billion and will use Sh2.5 billion to clear outstanding payments owed to examination officials, including supervisors, invigilators, centre managers, and security personnel who administered the 2025 national examinations, with all dues to be settled by Thursday, August 6.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya National Union of Teachers and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers have directed members not to administer national examinations until invigilators, supervisors and center managers are paid outstanding allowances. The unions say thousands of teachers remain unpaid months after the government released Sh1.5 billion through the National Treasury to KNEC for 2024 exam administration, with only examiners having received payments so far.
30 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Union of Teachers has raised alarm over delayed compensation from the Kenya National Examinations Council for supervising and invigilating national exams, and says teachers may boycott the forthcoming National Examinations at the end of this year. The government has allocated Ksh.1.5 billion to settle pending dues, but allowances remain delayed pending verifications on the KNEC system.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) warned that delayed compensation from the Kenya National Examinations Council for teachers who supervised last year's national examinations could trigger a boycott of this year's exams scheduled for year-end. The union said contracted professionals remain unpaid despite the National Treasury releasing funds, including a Ksh1.5 billion allocation to settle the pending dues.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Inspector-General Douglas Kanja appeared in the High Court in Nairobi over the contested privatisation of Gatoto Community Primary School in Mukuru kwa Njenga, after being summoned by Justice Gregory Mutai to explain alleged failure to comply with court orders from June 25 directing the Ministry of Education to register the school as a private, non-profit APBET institution. Petitioners argue State agencies have not enforced the orders and allege lawyers faced hostility; respondents contend the school has operated as public since the 1990s and mid-year transfer would disrupt learning.
24 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya National Examinations Council has rolled out a digital platform enabling KCSE candidates from 1989 to present to access, download and verify their certificates online in PDF format, eliminating the need to visit KNEC offices.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya National Examinations Council has launched an online platform allowing candidates who sat KCSE exams from 1989 onwards to access, download, and verify their certificates in PDF format without visiting KNEC offices. The platform is part of KNEC's digital transformation strategy to improve access to examination services, reduce delays, and curb certificate forgery.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
High Court Judge Gregory Mutai has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspector General, and Principal Secretary for Basic Education to personally appear before court to explain delayed implementation of orders directing transfer of Gatoto Comprehensive School's management. The petitioners, represented by Law Society of Kenya President Charles Kanjama and senior counsel Martha Karua, reported encountering hostility while serving court orders, including vandalism of vehicles.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya National Examinations Council has opened registration of Grade 10 learners for the first round of senior school Competency-Based Assessments, with eligible schools required to complete the exercise by July 30, 2026.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenyan government has disbursed outstanding marking allowances to examiners who participated in the 2025 KCSE and KJSEA examinations, after the National Treasury released Ksh.1.5 billion on July 7, 2026. The funds were credited to examiners' accounts by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The National Treasury released Sh1.5 billion on July 7 to clear outstanding marking allowances owed to thousands of teachers and professionals who participated in the 2025 KCSE and KJSEA examinations. The Education Ministry confirmed all examiners have received the balance of their allowances following processing by the Kenya National Examinations Council.
9 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya National Examinations Council has opened registration for the November 2026 Business and Technical examinations for post-school learners pursuing technical and vocational training in approved institutions. Registration must be completed by accredited training institutions through KNEC's online portal, with no late registration period allowed.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya National Examinations Council has paid outstanding marking allowances owed to examiners who handled the 2025 KJSEA and KCSE exams, after the National Treasury released Sh1.5 billion on July 7. The payment follows months of delays that sparked walkouts and boycott threats from more than 800 KCSE examiners who stopped marking in December.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya National Examinations Council has opened registration for the November 2026 Business and Technical examinations for post-school learners completing technical and vocational training in approved institutions. Accredited training institutions must handle registration online and ensure all requirements, including minimum entry qualifications, are met before the registration window closes.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya National Union of Teachers has demanded immediate payment of dues owed to teachers who served as examiners for KNEC last year, warning that continued delays could disrupt the administration and marking of this year's exams.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Competency-Based Education curriculum, designed to address criticism that graduates lack practical skills despite strong academics, shifts focus from memorised content to demonstrating competence through projects, teamwork, and problem-solving. The first university intake of CBE learners is set for 2029.
2 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya National Examinations Council is calling on Kenyans who have never sat the KCSE exam, and those wishing to improve grades, to register for the 2027 examinations—the final KCSE under the 8-4-4 system before the country transitions to Competency-Based Education. The 2027 exam will mark the end of the 8-4-4 system in place since 1985.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
A portable resource centre in a shipping container is offering hands-on science learning to schools lacking laboratories, particularly in remote areas where Grade 10 learners have completed junior school without practical experience under Kenya's Competency-Based Education system. Education stakeholders are urging the government to scale up the privately developed initiative.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya National Examinations Council faces one of its most demanding seasons as 3.5 million learners are expected to sit national assessments and examinations between September and November 2026, driven by full implementation of Competency-Based Education alongside the final years of the 8-4-4 system. The massive exercise has pushed KNEC into uncharted waters as it grapples with rising operational costs, complex logistics, and persistent funding challenges.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya National Examinations Council faces a critical Sh5 billion deficit as it prepares to administer national exams to a record 3.5 million learners this year, with concurrent assessment systems stretching its logistical and financial capacity.
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki defended education reforms implemented since 2022, stating the government has recruited 100,000 teachers in four years and plans to add 20,000 more after the next budget cycle. He highlighted increased education financing rising from Sh500 billion in 2022 to Sh765 billion in the next fiscal year, as well as construction of 23,000 classrooms and 1,600 laboratories to strengthen Competency-Based Education and Training.
25 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya is transitioning to Competency-Based Education, and KUCCPS has unveiled a new university admissions system aligned to the CBE grading structure that will consider learner competencies and performance levels. Universities and colleges will be required to declare their exact admission capacities for each programme before placement begins.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled that the Births and Deaths Registration Act and Registration of Persons Act, interpreted consistently with the Constitution, do not prohibit alteration of gender markers in official documents. The registrar has been ordered to receive applications within 60 days, with changes to be considered case-by-case on medical and legal grounds pending legislative intervention.
20 May 2026 · The Standard →
A Kenya Medical Training College accountant has been charged with altering his KCSE results from C- to C+ to secure admission to Kisii University in 2014, and subsequently using the fraudulent degree to gain promotions at KMTC. The EACC says he unlawfully earned Sh3,965,292.30 in salaries and benefits through employment obtained using forged academic qualifications.
14 May 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's basic education budget for 2026/27 carries a Sh71.77 billion shortfall severe enough to leave more than six million learners without government capitation, according to figures presented by the Principal Secretary of Education to parliament on Wednesday. The shortfall means 3.7 million primary school learners will receive no capitation or be funded at half the required rate, while junior secondary and secondary education also face critical funding gaps.
14 May 2026 · The Standard →
Joshua Attuah Omia, an artisan at Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, has been charged with fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery, and uttering a false document after allegedly using a forged KCSE certificate to secure employment and unlawfully earn KSh5.9 million in salaries between August 2015 and December 2023.
13 May 2026 · Capital News →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested three people—two from Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company and one from Kaimosi Friends University—for using forged academic certificates to secure employment. The two NCWSC suspects face charges of forgery and fraudulent acquisition of public property related to salaries of Sh5,909,037 and Sh9,485,177 respectively.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
Basic Education Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok has appealed to Parliament for an additional Sh71.77 billion to address a budget deficit threatening critical learning programmes including capitation for learners, textbooks, examination administration, school feeding, and Grade 9 classroom construction under the Competency-Based Curriculum.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested three officials — two from Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company and one from Kaimosi Friends University — over alleged use of fake academic documents to secure employment. The Nairobi Water employees reportedly forged Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education certificates and presented them as genuine documents issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya National Examinations Council is preparing to roll out electronic assessments in senior schools beginning next year, marking a major transformation of Kenya's examination system since the introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →