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Record 1.5 million students to sit this year’s exams

It is now official that some 1.5 million learners will sit this year’s national examinations scheduled to kick off on November 1. Data released by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) shows that an additional 78,886 candidates have been registered compared to last year.

Knec figures say by end of March when the registration deadline was officially closed, some 952,445 candidates had been registered to sit the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). This is an additional registration of 24,656 candidates from last year’s roll.

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