The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examinations (KCPE) entered day two Wednesday with heavy rains pounding most parts of the country presenting the biggest challenge.
Education officials in flood-prone regions were forced to improvise to ensure examination materials reach their destination on time.
Deputy President William Ruto was at the Ngong Forest Primary School as the ongoing examinations entered day two.
Ruto was at the school to distribute and supervise the Science Paper where he took the chance to wish KCPE candidates success.
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He thanked the Ngong Forest primary family for accommodating their brothers and sisters from Precious Talent Academy after tragedy struck their school in September.
Distributed and supervised the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations Science Paper and wished the Ngong Forest Primary School candidates success. pic.twitter.com/HBuv53CRUH
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) October 30, 2019
In Nyeri, County Commissioner Yatich Kipkemei assuring candidates that requisite measures were in place to ensure the process is seamless despite a few hiccups.
In Busia, transport was paralyzed along the Malaba-Busia highway with examiners forced to seek alternative routes to ensure exam papers reach their stations in time.
Meanwhile, the director of Framer academy in Kerugoya and his headteacher were arraigned in court for attempting to stop a candidate from sitting his exams.
It is alleged that the two, Francis Muriithi and Rose Njeri Rure claimed that the pupil had not been attending classes regularly hence feared that he may lead to a drop in the school mean score.
They denied the charges and were each released on a 200,000 shillings bond and surety of a similar amount.
Finally, Kisii county deputy governor Joash Maangi has called on the government to prosecute individuals involved in examination malpractices.
He termed as unfortunate claims that the region is a hot spot for exam cheats saying if candidates excelled, they would be viewed as having engaged in malpractices.
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