Kenya National Examination Council rolls out electronic testing, marking system to curb cheating

An Administration Police officer screens KCSE candidates at Othaya Boys High School in Nyeri County as they enter an examination room to sit their national examinations on October 19. [Photo: JOB WERU/Standard]

The Kenya National Examination Council is rolling out an electronic tests administration system that is set to end cases of examination irregularities.

Punctured by this year’s massive examination leaks, the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) last week kicked off the piloting phase of the computer based testing system.