Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Acting Commission Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei has called on schools to uphold examination integrity and protect learners from unnecessary pressure as the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations enter their final days.
Mitei said examinations should be conducted in an environment that promotes honesty, fairness and the well-being of candidates, and warned against treating academic assessments as a matter of life and death.
She spoke on Tuesday after leading the opening and distribution of examination materials at the Deputy County Commissioner's offices in Mvita, Mombasa. She said examination officials in the Coast region had maintained integrity.
Addressing centre managers, supervisors and invigilators, Mitei urged them to sustain the standards until the final paper is completed.
She said examination results should reflect learners' genuine efforts, and that academic success achieved through honesty was more valuable than grades obtained through dishonest means.
"Earned results are always more gratifying. Exams should never be treated as a matter of life and death," she said.
The TSC chief executive also challenged schools to strengthen positive institutional values and create supportive learning environments, particularly for vulnerable candidates who may be struggling with examination-related pressure.
She urged teachers and other education stakeholders to encourage learners and provide guidance as they complete the national assessments.
After the distribution exercise, Mitei visited the TSC regional and county offices in Mombasa for discussions with commission officials.
She later toured Coast Girls High School and Allidina Visram High School to assess the administration of the examinations and establish whether the exercise was proceeding smoothly.
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