{
  "id": 17952357,
  "title": "KCSE 2026: What programmable calculators do and why KNEC bans them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/kcse-2026-what-programmable-calculators-do-and-why-knec-bans-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:55:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kcse-2026-what-programmable-calculators-do-and-why-knec-bans-them"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A programmable calculator can store formulas, equations, and graphs for use during calculations, but candidates sitting the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations are not allowed to use such devices. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) prohibits programmable calculators because their storage and programming features could give candidates access to information…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Tough rules as KCSE exams enter week 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/tough-rules-as-kcse-exams-enter-week-3",
        "published": "2026-11-02T05:59:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}