Guidelines on application for replacement of KNEC certificate (s)

Guidelines on application for replacement of certificate (s)

KNEC/GEN/RS/ARCH/ADV/003

Preamble

Did you just lose your KNEC Certificate either for KCPE, KCSE or college? KNEC can assist you get a replacement because they have doing replacements for certificates since 1981 a service they started 2nd Mar 2009. Read the following instructions carefully;

Conditions

1. Replacement of certificates is issued only once in lifetime

2. Applicants are expected to complete an application form when requesting for a replacement certificate and submit it to the Council Secretary/Chief Executive, Kenya National Examination Council, P.O BOX 73598-00200, City Square, Nairobi. The form can be obtained from the KNEC Archives and Records Offices OR downloaded from the KNEC website www.knec.ac.ke

Requirements

To make a successful request, you need the following documents:

1. Copy of certificate(s) or result slip(s). [mandatory]

2. Letter of recommendation from headteacher of school attended or from CDE/DEO for private candidates and for candidates whose schools closed down[addressed to KNEC]

3. Swom legal affidavity on identity of applicant; [original mandatory]

4. Letter of recommendation from employer to KNEC; [Original where applicable]

5. Police Abstract indicating report of loss of certificate(s); [report should be done at point of loss] [original mandatory]

6. Copy of ID card/birth certificate/passport [names must tally in the  documents with those used in examinations] candidates who have changed names legally; must attach the legal documents used to change the name. Applicants whose names cannot tally and have no legal explanations, their details will not be processed. To prove you need the following documents

   1. Marriage certificate for women

   2. copy of Kenya Gazette in which the changed name appears etc.

7. KNEC Bank Deposit Slip [Original Mandatory]

Fees Statement

• The legal fees required is Ksh 5000/= + VAT [15%] to total Ksh 5800/= only per certificate

• The fees should be paid at the knec collection accounts in any of the following banks:

• • Equity Bank

  • Co-operative Bank of Kenya

  • National Bank of Kenya

  • Kenya commercial Bank

Limits

1. KNEC does not accept Cheques

2. Replacement takes 60 days

3. KNEC only replaces certificates of from year 1981-2010 [check knec website for updates www.knec.ac.ke]

4. Copies of result slips of past examinations for all modules sat [college students]

5. Money once paid is non-refundable

6. incomplete application forms will not be processed

Contacts

Council Secretary / Chief Executive,

Kenya National Examinations Council

[Attention: Head of Section, Archives and Records]

P.O BOX 73598-00200

CITY SQUARE

NAIROBI, Kenya

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Fax: (+254-20) 2226032

Tel: (+254-20) 341098/50/71, 341113

E-Mail: exams@knec.ac.ke

Website: www.knec.ac.ke