Kenya's KNEC anchors 15 million academic records on Avalanche

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is providing job seekers and recruiters a way to confirm a certificate in seconds by writing the country’s academic records to the Avalanche (AVAX) C-Chain. 

Ava Labs disclosed the rollout in an August 3 blog post, and Avalanche confirmed it the same day on X.

What is Kenya’s new records system?  

For years, confirming a Kenyan certificate meant filing a request through official portals or shipping paper files back and forth. A single check could take up to a month, and bulk verification for large recruiters could take as long as six months. 

However, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) recently started moving the country’s academic records onto the Avalanche blockchain so verification can be done in seconds. 

More than 15 million records are reportedly now stored on the Avalanche (AVAX) C-Chain, with the system expected to grow to about 35 million records. 

KNEC Chief Executive Officer Dr David Njengere said students can now “securely access, download and verify their KCSE certificates online.” The certificates for the 2025 KCSE exams, which nearly 1 million students took, are now only available through this digital system.

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