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Why KCSE exam results must be questioned

Education CS Ezekiel Machogu. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The inordinate focus on the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams is reflective of the premium that Kenyans place on learning.

To the indigent, education is a route out of poverty. To the well-heeled, it is a means of maintaining social status. Thus, the KCSE exams, being the penultimate tests, are thought to either uplift candidates from poverty or influence the vicissitudes of their fortunes.

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