End of 8-4-4 as candidates sit last KCPE exam

Nyeri Primary School's Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates participate in a rehearsal session on Friday. The KCPE examination is set to commence on Monday. [Amos Kiarie, Standard]

After nearly four decades, the curtains will finally fall on the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination.

Starting Monday, some 1,415,315 students will write the national examinations, marking an end to the cutthroat competition for stellar grades that has characterised the country's education system since 1985 when the first batch of candidates were examined.