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Under-age candidates increased in 2019 KCPE

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The number of underage candidates who sat this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination increased to 20,086 from 15,747 in 2018 – a difference of 4,339.

The counties that had the highest number of underage candidates, who are classified as those below age 14, are Bungoma (1,770), Bomet (1,111) and Kericho (1,144).

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