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Crisis looms over budget cuts on exam and invigilation fees

Kenya National Examinations Council CEO Dr David Njeng'ere Kabita responds to queries during the National Assembly Education Committee visit on December 6, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The recently announced budget cuts are going to cause a crisis in the administration of national examinations managed by the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec), education stakeholders say.

The experts fear the administration of the exams, which are just about three months away, could face serious challenges and cause anxiety to hundreds of thousands of candidates due to sit their tests in October and November

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