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With <strong>993,226 candidates<\/strong> sitting the 2025 exams, this service could have generated <strong>nearly KSh 50 million<\/strong> in gross transaction value if each candidate accessed results once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the exclusive reliance on the <strong>web-based portal<\/strong> now bypasses mobile messaging channels, effectively <strong>cutting telcos out<\/strong> of the lucrative short-term revenue stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits and Challenges of the Online System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials say the digital approach centralises results dissemination and improves data control by anchoring access within KNEC\u2019s infrastructure. However, it also <strong>places heavy demand on internet connectivity<\/strong> and requires candidates to have <strong>internet-enabled devices<\/strong> \u2014 an issue in rural and low-connectivity areas where basic feature phones and traditional SMS were more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shift reflects the government\u2019s broader push to <strong>digitise public services<\/strong>, even as stakeholders weigh the trade-offs between improved administrative control and <strong>equitable access<\/strong> across diverse socioeconomic groups in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Online KCSE results extend telcos\u2019 lockout from SMS revenues<\/em>, <em>Business Daily Africa<\/em> (9 Jan. 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi, 9 January 2026 \u2014 The decision by the Kenya National Examinations Council and the Ministry of Education to make the 2025 KCSE results available only online has prolonged a significant loss of seasonal revenue for mobile network operators (telcos) that previously earned millions through SMS results services. 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