The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has sounded a warning to schools following the release of the 2023 KCSE and KCPE certificates.

In an update shared on Monday, April 28, the council emphasised that it was unlawful for any school to withhold examination certificates from candidates under any circumstances. "It is unlawful to withhold a certificate from a candidate.

Any candidate whose certificate is withheld should report to the Sub-County Director of Education,"  KNEC warned.

The council's warning was coupled with the announcement that 2023 certificates for both KCSE and KCPE had been dispatched to all schools which presented candidates for national examinations through the Sub-County Director of Education offices countrywide.