This council was established under the Kenya National Examinations Council Act Cap 225A of the Laws of Kenya, in 1980.
The KNEC was established to conduct school, post school and other examinations after the dissolution of East African Examinations Council and the Ministry of Education [EAEC and ME].
After the dissolution of EAEC and the ME the Kenya National Examinations Council took the roles of ensuring validity and reliability of examinations; and to ensure conformity to Kenya's goals and changes in government policy relating to the curriculum and examinations.
[1] The KNEC is responsible for conducting the National examinatios of KEPSEA, KCPE and KCSE.
The functions of the Kenya National Examinations Council are as follows:[2] The core functions of the examination body are: Some of the exams delivered by KNEC are: