MP Steve Mogaka Appeals to KNEC to Administer Exams with Humanity, Justice and Fairness
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West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka Speaking at Kianginda Secondary School during prayer's Day. Photo | Elizabeth Angira
By Elizabeth Angira
West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka has appealed to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to ensure that national examinations are administered with humanity, justice and fairness, emphasizing that every candidate deserves an opportunity to sit for their examination without being subjected to unnecessary hardship.
Speaking at Kianginda Secondary School during prayer day, Mogaka urged school principals and administrators to consider the difficult circumstances facing some families, particularly those struggling to raise school fees.
He appealed to principals not to send home examination candidates because of school-fee arrears, saying that doing so could negatively affect their concentration, confidence and ultimately their performance in the examinations.
According to the MP, learners should not be punished for circumstances beyond their control.
He stressed that education remains an important pathway for children from vulnerable families to improve their lives and that every effort should be made to ensure that financial difficulties do not stand between a candidate and their national examination.
His appeal comes at a time when many parents and guardians continue to face financial challenges in meeting the cost of education.
For some families, paying school fees on time remains a major struggle, leaving parents torn between providing basic household needs and meeting education expenses.
Mogaka also demonstrated his commitment to supporting vulnerable learners by issuing a KSh100,000 bursary cheque to assist the most vulnerable candidates .
The beneficiaries, he said, will be catered for through the support, helping ensure that financial challenges do not force them out of school or interfere with their education.
The bursary support is intended to provide relief to learners who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and whose families may not have the financial ability to meet their educational needs.
Mogaka emphasized that leaders, schools and education stakeholders have a responsibility to protect the welfare of learners, especially during examination periods.
He called for an approach that puts the interests and dignity of candidates first.
His message to KNEC was equally clear: examinations should be administered in a manner that is fair, transparent and humane.
“Let every child get the marks they earn while they were studying in school,” he said.
Candidates should be given a conducive environment in which they can demonstrate what they have learned without unnecessary pressure or discrimination.
The MP’s remarks highlight the wider need for stakeholders to work together to keep vulnerable learners in school and ensure that poverty does not determine who gets an opportunity to complete their education.
As national examinations approach, Mogaka’s appeal serves as a reminder that behind every examination candidate is a family, a dream and a future.
“Ensuring fairness and humanity in the examination process, he said, is essential in giving every learner an equal chance to succeed,” MP said.
The MP further urged parents, teachers, school administrators and education officials to work together to support candidates and ensure that financial challenges do not prevent deserving learners from pursuing their education.
Kianginda Secondary School has continued to record impressive academic performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. In 2024, the school posted a mean score of 8.50, making it the best-performing Sub-County school in Nyamira County that year.
In 2025, the school improved its mean score to 9.02, and was ranked second in West Mugirango Constituency and fourth among schools across Nyamira County.
The consistent improvement in performance demonstrates Kianginda Secondary School’s commitment to academic excellence and the dedication of its students, teachers, parents and school administration.
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