Mandera South MP Abdul Ebrahim has claimed Wajir county has never scored an A plain in KCSE since 1963.
Ebrahim said the county is devastated by the dismal results received in the region.
“Are you aware that we have never had any student score an A plain in KCSE since this country attained independence?” Ebrahim asked.
The lawmaker was speaking when education officials appeared before the National Assembly Education Committee.
“It’s because am aware that KNEC does something called moderation during results and it always affects Wajir,” he said.
He questioned why the council takes students through that process yet they deserve the grades.
“We are aware that when most students score A plain the council moderates and reduce those grades,” he said.
This means then students who had initially scored an A plain will then have an A-minus or B plus.
KNEC CEO David Njengere clarified that the council moderates results based on international standards.
“The standards we use are applicable across the world that’s why in the 2022 exams release we had countries benchmarking,” he said.
The observers present were from South Africa, Zambia and Uganda.
