Kiambu County’s education office has witnessed a surge in candidates seeking to re-sit their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams scheduled for July 2025. As of this week, approximately 150 candidates have already registered, with officials expecting more to follow before the February 21, 2025, deadline.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is facilitating these exams to accommodate individuals who either missed their national exams or wish to improve their grades. Consolata Wanjiru, the Kiambu Sub-County Director of Education, urged prospective candidates to take advantage of this opportunity, emphasizing that the final KCSE exams under the 8-4-4 curriculum will be administered in 2027.
“We started receiving names for the July series registration on Monday, January 27. So far, we have about 150 names, and as per government regulations, we will close the portal on Friday, February 21, 2025. There will be no provision for late registration,” Wanjiru stated.
The registration process is open to all candidates, regardless of age or the year they initially sat for their KCSE exams. Both full repeaters and partial repeaters are eligible to enroll. To register, candidates must visit the Kiambu County education office and pay a registration fee of Ksh 7,200 through E-Citizen. These funds will go towards securing and maintaining the examination rooms at Kiambu Township Primary School, where the exams for the entire county will be conducted.
With the 8-4-4 curriculum being phased out, this initiative provides a vital opportunity for students who were dissatisfied with their previous performance or those whose registration did not result in an attempt at the exams. Wanjiru reassured candidates that the government is committed to processing the results promptly, allowing successful candidates to join universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in September 2025 alongside their peers who sat the end-year exams.
According to existing KCSE examination regulations, candidates who repeat seven or more subjects will receive a KCSE examination certificate. Those who choose to retake fewer than seven subjects will be issued a result slip reflecting their updated scores.
This initiative also comes as a major relief for the over 840 candidates whose results were nullified following confirmed malpractice in the 2024 KCSE exams. For them, and many others, this provides a second chance to secure a brighter academic and professional future.
