The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has cancelled results for the top performing school in Kakamega County, Chebuyusi High School Principal Bonface Okoth confirmed.
All 190 students who sat for the KCSE exam will not receive results from the school that was ranked at position 16 countrywide when acting Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i announced the results.
The school had a mean score of 8.911 with it's lowest scoring student attaining a C+, the minimum qualification for university admission.
"On January 17, 2018, I was called to go to KNEC office where I was handed over cancelled results with Ys for Chemistry and Biology subjects.
[caption caption="Top performing county school in KCSE from Kakamega"]
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"The results were released and we accessed them on the council’s portal. Students accessed their results through SMS platform. What changed that led to the cancellation of results? The council has condemned innocent students," Principal Okoth lamented.
The Principal complained that he was not given a substantial reason for the cancellation despite confronting KNEC CEO Professor George Magoha.
He further accused CS Matiang'i of being over-eager to announce the results only to torture the students with such cancellations.
"Why was the Matiang'i in hurry to release the results then cancel them? We will sue the council, Prof Magoha and Matiang’i for subjecting students to psychological torture," the Principal threatened.
He further faulted the Education authorities for relying on false information to making the drastic move.
"I invite KNEC to visit the school and do proper investigations. They should not rely on letters from people to cancel results without proper reasons, this amounts to incompetence on the side of the council
"There was no fair hearing as no one from the school was interrogated. KNEC had its invigilators and supervisors during the examination none of them has written a report on the matter showing that the school was involved in examination irregularities," Mr Okoth stated.
[caption caption="KNEC Chairman George Magoha"]
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