MPs: Absent candidates to get supplementary test

President William Ruto distributes KCPE examination papers to candidates at Joseph Kange'the Primary School. [PCS]

Candidates who miss KCPE and KCSE examinations due to illness may be provided with supplementary examinations if the proposal by MPs is accepted.

The National Assembly Education Committee has proposed that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) exempt hospitalised students from taking the exams until they have recovered.