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‘Normal curve’ in Kenya’s national exams will cause retardation

President Uhuru Kenyatta when he was briefed on the 2016 KCSE results by Education CS Fred Matiang’i and other sector officials. PHOTO: FILE

Since the release of the 2016 Kenya Certificate and Primary of Education and the Kenya Certificate of the Secondary Education examination results, there have been a number of reactions from the public, mostly questioning the integrity of the examination process.

Politicians have suggested that candidates may have performed poorly because of the presence of police during the examination period. To be fair, there have always been policemen at examination centres. KCPE employs an objective-type format.

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