Renowned law professor Makau Mutua has expressed an interesting view on the results of the 2016 KCSE Examination released on Thursday at Shimo La Tewa High School in Mombasa.
Prof. Mutua cast doubt on the exam outcome that left many shocked after it emerged that of the over 500,000 students who sat the exam, only 88,929 candidates scored between A-plain and C+.
“Either the 2016 KCSE results are a complete SHAM, or the previous ones were COOKED. One or the other must be TOSSED out. Both can't STAND,” Mutua stated on his twitter account.
In a second tweet, the US-based lawyer stated: “I don't buy the 2016 KCSE results. Too fishy. CS @FredMatiangi is selling snake oil. Deep systemic cheating can't be solved with a wand”.
This 2016 KCSE graph is a dead give-away. Too PERFECT yet man-made. Life's messy, not PERFECT. Stop the goddam lies. pic.twitter.com/lGaUvtV3eU
— Prof Makau Mutua (@makaumutua) December 30, 2016
His comments elicited varied reactions with some Kenyans on social media backing the law professor in his views.
@makaumutua # kcse 2016 results
Thanks Prof. You smell a rat I also do! Something is not adding up. Who is the Chef? pic.twitter.com/jVyP91PmIT— Zachariah olemunyake (@olemunyake) December 30, 2016
@makaumutua Personally I think they are both scum. Both are cooked. The latest to prove a point
— Eriko (@MrDcity) December 30, 2016
I'm with you on this Prof @makaumutua. Elections are around the corner and this is fake news taking root, thanks to @FredMatiangi
— Catherine Amayi (@catherine_amayi) December 30, 2016
@makaumutua @fredmatiangi I agree too its a matter of time & you will see something went wrong somewhere.
— ABEDNEGO retweeted (@abedydikosta) December 30, 2016
Others, however, castigated Mutua accusing him of politicizing the results issue.
@makaumutua @FredMatiangi so let me just believe you're playing politics here. Which is fine but with a big BUT!
— Miss Muthoka (@Madonah12) December 30, 2016
@makaumutua @FredMatiangi , Prof Mutua, u r known to disagree with literally everything done in Kenya under Jubilee govt...
— Marcoz Mc (@MarcozCM) December 30, 2016
@makaumutua @FredMatiangi Over 16,000 teachers marked and entered the marks. Are you saying they all conspired with Matiangi and Magoha?
— Nerry Achar (@bendaburu) December 30, 2016
@makaumutua @FredMatiangi Try and be positive , you just can't have a melancholic perspective on everything.
— Gitamo Obure (@JeffObure) December 30, 2016
According to Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, the historic results were as a result of technology, strict supervision and centralised marking among other measures deployed by the government to stem the runaway cases of cheating that had rocked the education sector for years.
