STATEMENT
BY STATE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON ON THE 2016 KCPE RESULTS
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Manoah
Esipisu, MBS
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In March this year, when H.E. President
Uhuru Kenyatta delivered his State of the Nation address, he undertook to
deepen reforms in the education sector, and specifically to end malpractice and
cheating prevalent in national examinations.
The release of the Kenya Certificate of
Primary Education results today confirms that reform of the national
examination process has happened and integrity and credibility have been
restored.
The President commends the Cabinet
Secretary for Education, Dr Fred Matiang’i, his colleagues at ICT and Interior,
and their teams, the Kenya National Examinations Council, the Teachers Service
Commission and other stakeholders for a flawless execution of their mandate.
The President encourages CS Matiang’i and
other stakeholders to press on with the education reforms, and to continue the
stringent measures imposed during the 2016 examinations to ensure gains made
are maintained and become the norm.
The President is pleased at the achievement
of parity between boys and girls sitting KCPE, but notes that some counties
still lagged behind in attaining this goal because of practices that undermine
education of the girl child. He instructed the Ministry of Education to move to
rectify that situation.
President Kenyatta, earlier this year,
instructed the Ministry of Education to pay special attention to students with
special needs. The President is pleased to note that the Ministry has
introduced a raft of measures that have worked – this is important in meeting
the Jubilee administration’s goal of ensuring inclusivity in the education
sector.
Lastly, President Kenyatta notes that his
goal of attaining 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school
remains on course, and CS Matiang’i assured him at a briefing earlier on
Thursday that the target of 2018 would be achieved.
Manoah
Esipisu, MBS
Secretary, Communication &
State House Spokesperson
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