By Daily Nation
Logistical and infrastructural challenges, aggravated by heavy rains in parts of the country, threaten the smooth administration of the national examinations for Standard Eight and Form Four students.
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination is due to start next Tuesday, but Ministry of Education officials are still grappling with how to administer it in areas marooned by floods. In certain areas, the roads to some schools have been washed away.
Practical and oral examinations in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) began on Monday, and the papers had to be airlifted to some schools.
EXTRA RESOURCES
The government last week announced that three ministries would manage the administration of the examinations.
Education CS George Magoha also said that extra resources, including police helicopters, had been set aside to ensure the exams are not interrupted. Evacuation of candidates in areas where flooding poses a threat has also been considered. Read more>>
