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Knec says 621 KCSE candidates were involved in exam misconduct

Jamhuri High School students receive their exam papers during their KCSE Examination. [File, Standard]

Some 621 candidates and nearly 200 schools were found engaging in malpractices during this year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.

The details emerged at the administration of the national tests came to an end on Friday. Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) said that the marking of scrips of the 965,501 candidates began under a revamped system aimed at ensuring equity and eliminating potential biases.

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