James Nyaga, County Director of Education, confirmed that the two national examinations are progressing well at all 113 centres in Isiolo County.
Nyaga said that seven containers containing examination papers were opened in Nyaga’s county at exactly 6:00am. Security officers then escorted the school managers to their centres.
He said that the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), are both currently in progress. The examination paper for Mathematics was given at 8.30 AM.
The Director revealed that candidates, security personnel and exam invigilators from Malkamansa primary schools in Garbatulla Sub-County had been forced to cross flood waters to reach the exam centres on time.
The total number of candidates in the county is 4386. There are 2275 boys and 2275 girl sitting for KCPE, 4482 for KPSEA and 2255 boys and 2227 respectively. Nyaga says there are two private centres in the region, one at the Prisons Department.
Hassan Barua, County Police Commander, assured that the area residents have adequate security. He stated that all exam centres have received instructions on how to safeguard the exams and that police officers were distributed to them.
By David Nduro
Source: kenyanews
