In Kisumu, officials from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) are demanding that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) be held accountable for irregularities in the recently released Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results.
David Obuon, the Executive Secretary of the Kisumu branch, insists that Dr. David Njengere, the CEO of KNEC, should clarify why these discrepancies occurred and take full responsibility for the situation.
According to Obuon, the delays in accessing results via SMS, lasting three hours, have disrupted the futures of many pupils.
He raises concerns about whether parents will be reimbursed for the expenses incurred during this delay.
During a press address on Saturday, Obuon emphasized that Njengere should not shift blame onto SMS service providers, asserting that KNEC is solely responsible for the anomalies.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the errors in the awarded marks, Obuon questions why it took so many years to prepare for the examinations and demands answers to the hard questions.
“We want KNEC to disclose the formula they use for moderation.
We want to understand why certain schools have students scoring the same marks in specific subjects.
In some schools, children have scored as low as 3% in social studies.
Where in the world does that happen?” Obuon questioned further.
In response to reported discrepancies, KNEC addressed the issue in a previous statement, acknowledging appeals regarding errors in results obtained through the shortcode 40054 provided by the Ministry of Education.
The statement clarified that some candidates’ results had misalignments in marks and grades in Kiswahili, as they were erroneously placed under Kenyan Sign Language.
KNUT Calls For Accountability As KCPE Results Controversy Unfolds, KNUT Calls For Accountability As KCPE Results Controversy Unfolds