The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, has invited senior examiners for an early coordination exercise in preparation of the 2018 marking of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations.
According to KNEC, ‘the Coordination exercise is scheduled to take place between 16th and 30th November 2018.’ The Coordination exercise is a prerequisite exercise by Chief Examiners, Team Leaders and Assistant Chief Examiners to discuss the marking schemes. This year’s Coordination exercise shall be held at four venues; Murang’a Teachers Training College, Kilimambogo Teachers Training College, Thogoto Teachers Training College and Railway Training Institute.
Some of the senior examiners, who are Centre managers, will have to hand over to their assistant Centre managers; the deputy principals as the KCSE examinations are still ongoing. There is a total of one thousand two hundred and sixty Chief Examiners, Assistant Chief Examiners and Team Leaders
The marking exercises will kick off immediately after the last paper of this year’s examinations across various marking Centres; in Nairobi. Already, Examiners recruited by the Kenya National Examinations council, to mark the KCSE exams, have received their invitation letters with marking details.
Marking of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, exams is ongoing with announcement of the results expected any time soon; within this month while the KCSE results shall be announced before Christmas. This is according to KNEC chair, PRof. George Magoha.