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CBC exams will be marked electronically

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha with Joytown Primary School pupils during a past event. [Kamau Maichuhie, Standard]

The government is set to save billions of shillings blown in the printing, administering and marking process of exams.

This follows the acquisition of Optical Mark Recognition by the Kenya National Examination Council which electronically scored the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in 2021.

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