MP Wambugu: National Exams should be held this year

Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has added his voice in the debate on whether to allow students sit for their final exams. MP Ngunjiri says, both exams are to test what the students have learnt for 8 years or 4 years respectively. He argues, as things currently stand, the students already have what it takes to sit for the exams.

”I have been listening to arguments to reschedule KCPE & KCSE exams due this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. KCPE & KCSE exams are to test what a student has learnt for 8 years, or for 4 years, respectfully. The children who are in Standard 8 or Form 4 this year have been in school for 7 years & nearly a term; or 3 years & nearly a term; respectively,” Ngunjiri said.

The MP said the students have already covered more than 90 percent of what is required to sit for the exams, both at the primary and secondary levels.

”This means they have covered 22 out of a total of 24 terms (91%); and 10 out of a total of 12 terms (83%); respectively. (We also know most schools are ahead of schedule in the last year to allow for revision). This tells us that even if they don’t go back to school at all again this year they have already covered most of what they needed to have learnt, by the time they were to sit their respective exams at the end of this year,” he added in the statement.

The Nyeri Town MP then wonders why the Ministry of Education cannot cover the final exams from the 90 percent covered work. This he feels will not rearrange the lives of these young Kenyans.

”So why can’t the Ministry of Education set the KCPE & KCSE exams to cover the 90% the children had already covered – rather than rearrange the lives of millions of children because of a 10% portion of study they did not cover due to circumstances beyond everyone’s control?”

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