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Down memory lane as curtains finally close on KCPE and 8-4-4 system

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This year marked the culmination of an era as students sat for the last Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) under the 8-4-4 system in primary schools across Kenya. Similar to its inception, controversies surrounded its farewell.

I, having been among the first to experience the 8-4-4, missed the transition to the subsequent system due to a change in school and a repeat year.

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