However, Ms Obara questioned the ministry on how they have equipped the quality assurance officers, especially those in rural areas, to ensure they do their work properly based on the increased number of students.
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The 1,052,364 candidates who sat the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination in November last year are expected to join the more than two million students already in secondary schools.
In a report to the National Assembly last November, Auditor-General Edward Ouko said most secondary schools in the country do not have enough dormitories, libraries and teachers.
Teachers Service Commission officials raised concerns over a possible crisis in education this year unless close to 70,000 teachers are recruited to support the growing student population.
The CS also defended the National Education Management Information System (Nemis) that was used for Form One admissions, saying it ensured all candidates had an equal chance of getting selected to their preferred schools based on merit, equity, choice and affirmative action.
