The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), which is the governing body that places KCSE students in degree, diploma, and other courses sponsored by the government, every year sees thousands of students applying through KUCCPS in a bid to land their desired course based on their KCSE results. A frequent concern among applicants
English (or Kiswahili) is commonly part of the compulsory subjects because KCSE candidates must take it as a core subject for placement and cluster point calculation. For degree programmes, English/Kiswahili usually forms part of the minimum four subjects used to compute cluster points and determine eligibility. Some courses explicitly specify English as a compulsory minimum