Kenyan Gen Zs Meet Up to Re-Take ‘KCPE’ Exams, Hilarious Video Goes Viral
- A group of young Kenyans organised a creative meet-up where they did a mock Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams purely for fun and nostalgia
- The event took place at Baraza Media Lab in Nairobi, with participants attempting subjects such as Mathematics, English, Science, and Kiswahili
- Attendees shared videos on TikTok showing them reliving school memories, enthusiastically writing Insha and Composition pieces
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A group of Kenyan Generation Z (Gen Zs) organised a meet-up to sit for a mock Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams for fun.
Source: TikTok
Where did Gen-Zs sit for mock KCPE exams?
The examinations, including mathematics, English, science, and Kiswahili papers, were conducted at the Baraza Media Lab in Nairobi on May 30.
Qwani, a youth-led literature initiative, organised the event and invited any interested young people to participate for a fee of KSh 300.
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“On Friday the 30th day of this month, we shall be at the Baraza Media Lab (Keystone Park, Riverside) from 4pm, and we will be going back to school for this edition. Bring a friend or come find friends, get into teams and show off your primary school knowledge in graded tests. There will be board games and other game night-style activities too! You don't want to miss this,” read the invite by Qwani.
The mock exams were scheduled to run from 5pm to 9pm.
The exam papers were not from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), but were fully prepared by Qwani for a fun, trivia-style night.
Videos shared on TikTok by attendees captured Gen Zs enjoying themselves as they tackled Insha and Composition writing, bringing back memories of their primary school days.
Some helped each other answer questions and even worked in groups, loudly discussing possible answers.
“We had a rematch with KCPE and we failed yet again,” said @zayd.kully, one of the attendees.
Luisa Mwangi, another participant, said, “Doing KCPE was fun, especially the composition.”
Kenyans react to Gen Zs re-taking ‘KCPE’
The event quickly gained attention online, sparking humorous and nostalgic reactions, with some Kenyans joking that they wouldn’t dare relive school trauma while others expressed regret for missing it.
Martha Annemarrie:
“Is this how we are getting rid of our trauma?”
Nase:
“You won't catch me in such a place, we can’t relive trauma, I beg.”
Monique Habiby:
“Hii mambo mlifanya kama hamjaniita? Yaani hadi retake za KCPE mnaninyima? Yawa, hata kama ningepata.”
Not your Wachira:
“I wanted to attend so bad, 400 si kitu ya kukosa sahii.”
Owi Arts:
“I need a rematch with 2018 Paper Two Fasihi, sikumaliza bana juu ya ufupisho. Nkt.”
Alladin:
“Hapa Insha unaenda tu unacopy-paste personal journal. Imagine writing how you went to maandamano.”
Kox:
“Mkifika kwa KCSE mniite please hapo ndiyo nilikosea steps za maisha.”
Source: TikTok
Siaya students get second chance to sit for KCSE
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that 11 students from St. Mark's Nyamninia Secondary School in Siaya did not receive their 2024 KCSE examination results due to alleged malpractice.
The school management engaged with KNEC, which eventually allowed the affected students to enrol for the 2025 national exams.
The principal noted that the school would implement the new guidelines set by KNEC to curb examination cheating.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
