Ms Mohamed said the use of NEMIS facilitated the acquisition of real-time data on status of admission. Accessing admission letters through NEMIS facilitated prompt reporting and admission and increased access in remote counties such as Tana River.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
She added that doing away with the physical second selection had saved time and resources.
“This process reinforced efficiency of admissions, promotion of fairness and openness and the online provision of admission letters prevented cartels from ‘peddling’ admission letters,” said Ms Mohamed.
However, the ministry faced several challenges, among them, constant change of data, and the lack of birth certificates hindering learners’ details from being uploaded on the NEMIS platform.
Others were slow internet connectivity in some counties slowing down the uploading of the info as far-flung areas reported challenges in down time and slow connection. The CS said the ministry has expanded the internet bandwidth to accommodate increased traffic on the site. There were also technological challenges such as a negative attitude towards internet use.
It was also established that a few principals were updating data from cyber cafés, compromising the authenticity and accuracy of the information. “It is estimated that about five per cent may have sought to re-take the KCPE exam. This will be verified when registration data from the Knec is harmonised,” said the CS.
