NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 2 — The Kenya Universities and College Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has reported a significant rise in the success rate of placement applications following an intervention by a technical specialist team.
In a statement released on Friday, KUCCPS CEO Dr Agnes Wahome noted that the changes in the system had facilitated a notable positive success rate.
“22,307 students have submitted their applications successfully in the past 24 hours. This is the highest number of successful applicants since the exercise began on February 7, 2024,” she stated.
Dr Wahome said 72.2 per cent of the students who had scored C+ and above in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) had filed their applications by close of day on Friday.
She expressed confidence in the process and encouraged the rest of the eligible students to apply for their courses of choice before the impending deadline on March 4.
Dr Wahome also noted the technical team had stabilized the electronic payment platform.
KUCCPS said the technical team, which worked round the clock to address the issue of payment delays, consisted of joint efforts by its IT experts and eCitizen officials.
The KUCCPS opened the application portal on February 7 but extended an initial deadline set for February 26 following portal hitches.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu emphasized that ministry officials in conjunction with KUCCPS had proposed the use of a USSD alternative for applicants experiencing delays in validating payments
“Applicants experiencing issues are requested to use the USSD code *222# to confirm or trigger their payment validations” he stated.
KUCCPS has assured parents, students, and the general public that the process will continue smoothly and without hitches.
By Minah Mahero.