The government has issued a stern warning to school heads against preventing learners from sitting the ongoing national assessments, including the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).
Speaking in Kibra on Monday, October 27, during the official opening of the 2025 KPSEA and KJSEA exams, Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced that the government had released all the necessary funds to schools, including capitation, to support the smooth running of the national examinations.
“The government has given all the money to cater for all candidates, and nobody should have any excuse for why they should not be facilitated to do these examinations,” Bitok stated.
He further assured that additional funds had been allocated to facilitate the administration of the assessments. “We have sent capitation to all our schools, and so there is no reason whatsoever for a school to complain that they have not received the money, particularly those who have complied with the school data verification exercise,” he added.
For months, school principals across the country had expressed concerns over delayed capitation, warning that the issue could disrupt the examination process. However, the Ministry of Education maintained that the verification of school and student data was necessary to eliminate ghost learners before funds were disbursed. The exercise uncovered over 50,000 fictitious students in secondary schools.
The KPSEA will run from October 27 to 30, while the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) for learners with special needs continues until October 31. The KJSEA and the Kenya Pre-Vocational Level Education Assessment (KPLEA) will take place between October 27 and November 6.
PS Bitok urged teachers and invigilators to uphold professionalism throughout the exams, assuring that the government has established proper systems to ensure a smooth transition for learners after the assessments.
