[kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?

Thu Apr 10 17:22:21 EAT 2008

Bitange,

Perhaps the likes of our Minister for Education, the KNEC Secretary and others that choose to call a spade by any other name should submit to your wise counsel.

And it's not just the software that needs examination.  The KNEC Secretary and his officers should be placed under a microscope considering plethora problems that have perennially afflicted national examinations.

The abnormally high levels tolerance/impotence among Kenyans is perhaps to blame. 

It's for this reason that ECK Chairman Samuel Kivuitu and his team of zombies are, bizzaringly still in office.

What of the top political leaders currently playing a dangerous chess game,  with the 35 million Kenyans relegated to mere pawns?

It's an insult that Prof Ongeri, Mr Wasanga and his team of goofers at KNEC are still in office.

I long for the day when lynch mobs shall pay courtesy calls on such people and do what they do best.

Frank

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> From: 	kictanet-bounces+wanyama=nation.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke on behalf of bitange at jambo.co.ke
> Sent: 	Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:53 PM
> To: 	Frank Ojiambo
> Cc: 	KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: 	Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
> 
> Dear Aduda,
> You are dealing with multiple errors here.  The first error was created by
> a computer programmer.  The second error was created by either the
> reporter or the messenger who tried to correct error number one.  Errors
> of omission are common when fundermentals are not observed.  We need to
> examine the software since Hardware (the computer) does nothing unless
> instructed to do so.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Ndemo.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Colleagues,
> >
> > I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called
> > computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted
> > with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks
> > for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer
> > becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does
> > the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings?
> >
> > If there is nay error here, blame my computer?
> >
> > Aduda
> >
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> >> From: 	kictanet-bounces+daduda=nation.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke on
> >> behalf of Leonard Mware
> >> Sent: 	Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM
> >> To: 	David Aduda
> >> Cc: 	KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> >> Subject: 	Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
> >>
> >> <<File: ATT5157354.txt>>
> >> 'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to
> >> 'uzee"?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> >> To: mleonardo at yahoo.com
> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM
> >> Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?
> >>
> >> >>>Daily Nation, 9th April.
> >> A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE
> >> results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of
> >> mean grades for some students.
> >>
> >> Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a
> >> report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco
> >> yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming
> >> language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean
> >> grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use
> >> of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya
> >> National Examinations Council.
> >> >>>rest of story @
> >> http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=120791
> >>
> >> I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated'
> >> programming language that has been working well over the
> >> years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the
> >> 'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2
> >> remixed here?
> >>
> >> ...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT
> >> Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what
> >> could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on
> >> the Investigation committee? Because technically I still
> >> dont get it...
> >>
> >> walu.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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