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From noticeboard to sms: The evolution of results transmission

Education Minister Prof. Jonathan Ng'eno receives a copy of the 1985 Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) results from KNEC secretary Ahmed Yussufu at Jogoo House, Nairobi, Feb 1986. [File, Standard]

A great deal has changed since the first KCPE results were announced in 1985. For the first time that year, there were no Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) results, which came with a top score of 36 marks.

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