KNEC Introduces Supplementary Exams for Sick Students
If the proposal put forth by Members of Parliament (MPs) is adopted, there could be significant changes in how students, particularly those facing health challenges, handle their examinations in Kenya.
The Education Committee of the National Assembly has recommended that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) should consider exempting students who are hospitalized or dealing with health issues from taking exams until they have sufficiently recovered.
Should this suggestion become policy, both primary and secondary school students will have the option to defer their exams due to illness, a practice already in place for college students.
The chairman of the committee, Julius Melly, pointed out that it is not practical to administer regular exams to students who are hospitalized or those who have recently given birth.
In response, the committee explored potential solutions, including the idea of conducting supplementary examinations in the future. Melly emphasized that ensuring equivalent alternative tests would ensure fairness and maintain a level playing field for all students.
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Melly also noted that, while this represents a policy shift, it is feasible, as discussed in a meeting with Council chief executive Dr. David Njengere.
Members of Parliament have raised concerns about the fairness and practicality of expecting a student who has given birth, for example, at 6 a.m. to sit for an exam at 8 a.m.
They argue that such expectations, with minimal time for physical and mental preparation, are unreasonable and have been criticized as “incorrect, highly unfair, unkind, and inhumane.”
KNEC Introduces Supplementary Exams for Sick Students
