12 Machakos KCSE candidates barred from exams over alleged mobile phone possession

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12 Machakos KCSE candidates barred from exams over alleged mobile phone possession

Twelve students from Kitonyini High School in Machakos County have reportedly been barred from continuing their KCSE examinations following allegations that they were found with mobile phones within the examination zone.

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