President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) to cease using index numbers in national examinations starting 2017.
Uhuru, according to mygov.go.ke, instead advised council to ensure all registered examination candidates have unique personal identifiers (UPIs) in Student Registration Numbers (SRNs) that they will use throughout their presence. This will be used at all levels in the country's education system.
The President spoke Thursday when he met with Education CS Fred Matiang’i at State House, Mombasa who presented him a brief ahead of releasing the 2016 KCSE results.
Uhuru congratulated the team, comprising the Ministry of Education and all its relevant agencies, for delivering credible results, noting that the Jubilee administration’s reform plan of restoring the integrity of the national examinations system has progressed at a commendable pace.
President Kenyatta also assured the 2016 candidates that whatever results they got, there was still hope and possibility to make it to their career of choice.
He said although there was a significant drop in the performance in this year’s KCSE examinations, compared to the previous year, the results by and large posited a normal performance curve – a clear indication are that the examinations marking and final results are credible.
He directed the Education ministry to put in place effective plans to institutionalise the ongoing reforms in the sector to ensure sustainability and entrenchment.
--mygov.go.ke