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Eight-point strategy and bold decisions that saw CS Fred Matiang'i deliver credible examinations

Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) chairman Prof George Magoha (left) with Star of the Sea Primary School KCPE candidates in Mombasa before the start of exams. [Photo: Kelvin Karani/Standard]

On the afternoon of March 24, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i convened a press briefing at his Jogoo House office to make a major announcement about examinations.

Flanked by his Interior counterpart Joseph Nkaisery and Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, Matiang’i broke the unexpected news– that the National Examinations Council (Knec) board had been dissolved.

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