- President William Ruto has lauded the 2025 KCSE results, celebrating the strong performance of over 990,000 candidates
- He noted that more than half secured direct university entry grades, with girls leading the high achievers
- Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba led other ministry officials in briefing the president on the results at the Eldoret State Lodge
Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
President William Ruto has marvelled at the remarkable performance posted by the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates.
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The president spoke at the Eldoret State Lodge Friday morning, January 9, when he hosted Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba and other ranking ministry officials.
Ogamba briefed the president on the results of the secondary school finalists moments before the official release.
How Willian Ruto reacted to 2025 KCSE results
Ruto said the performance was satisfying, noting that over 50% of the candidates had secure university entry grades.
A total of 993,226 candidates wrote the 2025 KCSE between October 21 and November 21 across over 10,000 centres in the country.
Most importantly, the president noted that the high achievers were mostly female candidates.
“At Eldoret State Lodge, Uasin Gishu County, briefed on the release of the 2025 KCSE Examinations to be released today. We are impressed that out of the 993,000 candidates, 50% of whom were girls, 270,000 attained C+ and above, securing a direct entry to university,” he said.
A total of 1,932 students attained straight A grades.
How 2025 KCSE examination was managed
The examination, alongside Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), was administered through a joint effort by the Ministries of Education and Interior, which deployed vast human and security resources to ensure integrity.
In total, 342,687 contracted staff, including centre managers, invigilators, supervisors, and ministry officers, were tasked with overseeing the three examinations.
The Ministry of Education acknowledged the challenge posed by counterfeit exam papers circulating online, with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) undertaking arrests across the country.
How to check 2025 KCSE results
Meanwhile, Safaricom has invited candidates and parents to track their performance digitally.
The telecommunication giant unveiled a short-text code platform for the candidates to access their results.
To get the results, the candidates can text their index numbers to 20076, with each SMS charged at KSh 25.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
