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Alarm as 12,000 candidates fail to sit for KCPE exams

Pupils of Fadhili Junior School in Nairobi celebrate KCPE results. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

About 12,000 candidates did not sit the 2020 KCPE examinations. And now pressure is mounting on authorities to account for the missing learners. Data compiled by The Standard on Saturday shows that of the 12,424 missing candidates, Nairobi has the highest number.

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