President William Ruto has called for the immediate investigations of 3000 candidates who failed to sit for the 2023 KCSE exams.
The candidates are said to have registered for the exams but failed to take their papers.
The Head of State also called for tough action against cheating.
State House Press Secretary Emmanuel Talam who spoke to the Star also said that the President was keen on those who were reported to have cheated.
The President made his remarks at State Lodge Eldoret where he was briefed by Education CS Ezekiel Machogu on the 2023 KCSE results.
At least 903, 260 candidates sat for the papers which began on October 23, 2023 and ended on November 2023.
Last month, CS Machogu assured that the results would be credible, adding that the marking centres were increased from 35 to 40 to better the working conditions.
He said the candidates will benefit from a new grading system, unveiled in August, which is aimed at increasing the number of those joining universities.
The system, which is part of the recommendations made by the Presidential Working Party of Education Reforms, focuses on the subjects that candidates are strong in reducing the number of compulsory subjects.
This means that the 2023 KCSE candidates will be graded in two compulsory subjects including Math and any language (Kiswahili, English) or Kenya Sign Language.
