KNEC Cracks The Whip After Suspending 12 Candidates From Continuing With Ongoing KCSE Exams, Details

It was supposed to be the final stretch of four years of hard work, but for twelve (12) candidates at Kitonyini Senior School in Machakos, it has ended in tears.

According to reports circulating across the social media platforms, the 12 students have now been barred from continuing with this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination after they were allegedly caught with mobile phones inside the examination room while doing their exam.

According to reports, the phones were found on them during the exam session, in direct violation of Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) rules that strictly prohibit any candidate from carrying a phone or any other electronic communication device into an examination centre.

Following the incident, KNEC Chief Executive Officer, David Njengere, has reportedly signed an official letter suspending the 12 candidates from continuing with the rest of this year’s KCSE exams.

It is a painful ending for the students, their parents, and their teachers, who had invested so much time, money, and hope in this exam season.

Meanwhile, KNEC has repeatedly warned candidates that any candidate found in possession of a phone in an exam room will have their results cancelled, whether the phone is on or off.

For these 12, the dream of getting their KCSE results this year is now over, unless the decision is reversed on appeal.

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