Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu left ministry officials in stitches as he released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results.
The CS said candidates had recorded a decline in performance in English, History and Government, Geography and Agriculture.
"You know it is always the norm for the candidates to sit in for History and Geography and these other subjects in the afternoon you know, the early exposure, you know," he said as delegates were laughing.
"Maybe this is the reason why there has been a decline in performance."
Additionally, Machogu said Physics, power mechanics, art and design, and Home science also recorded a decline in performance.
Machogu noted the increased number of students who scored E, stating that he felt 'pained'
A total of 48,174 candidates scored a mean grade of E, which is 5.33 per cent.
