The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Has Stopped The Replacement of Lost, Defaced and Burnt Certificates

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced that it has stopped the replacement of lost certificates.

Speaking at the 20th Annual Private Schools Directors conference in Mombasa, KNEC deputy secretary in charge of field administration Mohamud Ibrahim stated that the council had stopped the replacement of lost, defaced and burnt certificates.

Mr Ibrahim revealed that anyone requiring any replacement would instead be given a notification sheet indicating that he or she sat for the examination in question.

He noted that the changes made this year would also see the stoppage of the remarking of candidates’ answer scripts after the release of results.

The secretary pointed out that KNEC had also banned late registration and announced a raft of new measures touching on the admission of examinations.

“Vetting of officers engaged in supervision, invigilation and marking of national examinations by the Teachers Service Commission, return of extra question papers and related materials to Knec after the administration of tests were also done,” stated Ibrahim.

Ibrahim warned that the submission of inaccurate registration data, registration of candidates after the expiry of the given period, failure to upload and submit candidates’ photos were some of the challenges the council was facing.

The 20th Annual Private Schools Directors conference was held in Mombasa.