The Ministry of Education, (MoE) has announced that funding for the exams for learners in Grade 6, Grade 9, and Form Four has already been given to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
At the same time, the ministry said KNEC will now offer digital verification of academic certificates, starting with a pilot phase involving the Public Service Commission.
Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said yesterday that the government had allocated all the necessary resources to ensure credible and smooth administration of the exams set for later this year.
The three tests are Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), and the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).
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“We are all set, and I want to confirm and assure the country that we are ready and set to ensure that we deliver a credible exam for this country,” Bitok said during the launch of the Educational Assessment Resource Centre (EARC) in Nairobi.
According to the examination timetable released by KNEC, the KJSEA theory test is scheduled from October 27 to November 5, 2025, the first junior assessment for grade 9 learners under CBC.
For KCSE, KNEC has scheduled the main test to run between October 27 and November 21, 2025
At the same time, Prof Bitok also announced a major step forward in digital transformation: the digitization of certificate verification services by KNEC.
He alluded that KNEC will now offer digital verification of academic certificates, starting with pilot phase involving the public Service Commission.
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Bitok said public servants and, eventually, those in the private sector, will now be able to verify their academic documents remotely through an online platform.
“If you want to verify your certificate from wherever you are, you can just get into a digital platform and confirm. We are starting with the Public Service Commission and will roll out to the rest of the public and private sector,” he said.
The PS said the resource Centre will play a critical part in the implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
The resource centre, based at the KNEC headquarters, will provide an opportunity for teachers, parents and other stakeholders to train on modern educational assessments.
KNEC’s Chief Executive Officer David Njengere said the centre will provide training on competency-based assessments, test construction, psychometrics and data analysis, standardized marking, quality assurance, and the use of digital tools in testing.
By Brian Ndigo
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