Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KSSHA) Kisii branch chairperson Jairus Onchoke has condemned the cancellation of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results over cheating. Speaking at Kisii University during the county term one games, Mr Onchoke said that Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) should conduct investigations before releasing the national examination results noting that as teachers they do not allow examination irregularities. “We do not tolerate malpractices in examinations as teachers but KNEC should have probed the matter first,” he said. Onchoke said that withholding results may open up space for corruption adding that the examination council has terribly failed to secure examinations from leaking to the people. He said withholding results is emotionally draining to students and parents and if the examination council cannot fulfil part of their contract with the students then they should all go home. “If the council cannot keep their part of the deal with students, then they should park and go home because it is very disturbing seeing results of students withheld without any valid reason,” said Onchoke. Schools whose results were cancelled include Kisii School, where 145 students allegedly cheated in history and English while 236 students from Nyabururu Girls had their results withheld.

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