The 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam results were released on Friday and what followed was celebration after the number of those who qualified for university entry shot up.
But once the dust settled, questions began to arise on the 'sterling performance' of some of the schools whose scores astronomically rose.
Some schools recorded a deviation of +4.5 , a feat that education experts say is impossible to achieve in just seven months.
This has raised concerns of cheating, something that Education CS Ezekiel Machogu offhandedly dismissed when releasing the results.
There are claims that some schools not only had the exam questions well in advance, but also were equally forearmed with the marking scheme, which they used to guide their candidates.
Exam cheating kills the morale of hardworking and honest teachers and students. It also tilts university admission in favour of the cheaters, locking out the true exam champions from the courses of their choice.
Students with cooked results will definitely not cope with the demands of university education and will end up cheating to avoid dropping out.
Result? You end up with half-baked professionals taking up key jobs for which they cannot deliver.
The questions raised about this year's 'super performance' by some schools should not be swept under the carpet.
Good grades must be earned through hard work and honesty, not by cheating.
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