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KCSE off to a smooth start as exam officials put cheaters on notice

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Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Mohamed Maalim and exam officials at Rongai in Nakuru on December 2, 2022. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination kicked off across the country Friday with 884,263 candidates writing the tests that will take three weeks to complete.

The students started with English paper 1 and closed Friday with Chemistry Paper 1. Education officials moved across three counties on Friday morning to oversee the opening of containers carrying the papers and distribution of exams.

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