Published on January 13, 2025 by Agencies for Kenya Online News
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The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has withheld results of a school run by the opposition Azimio la Umoja One Kenya alliance co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka.
The results for all the 92 candidates at Mama Malia Academy a private girls’ secondary school managed by the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation have been withheld.
The examinations council said it was investigating alleged complaints of cheating at the institution based at Tseikuru, Kitui County.
School Principal Naomi Ndambuki said she was shocked to receive a letter from Knec communicating the action, which has thrown the candidates into panic.
“The letter from Knec did have much details, only saying the findings of their investigation will be communicated later,” said Ms Ndambuki.
The school was established by Mr Musyoka’s wife, Pauline, initially as a rescue centre for destitute girls, and is named after the former vice president’s late mother, Malia Musyoka.
Majority of the students, who are from poor family backgrounds and drawn from across several counties, are sponsored by the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation.
From 2018, it has been ranked among the most improved schools nationally.
In the 2023 Form Four examination, the most improved student nationally came from the academy.
Esther Mwikali, who was admitted at the school with 199 KCPE marks, managed to score a B plain.
The school was also the most improved in Eastern region in 2021 and 2022 KCSE examinations.
