Kenya National Examination Council has declared KCSE examination centres across the country out of bounds for unaccredited persons.
Addressing reporters at Machakos Town sub-county, Council’s member Livingston Mburu said the directive was to ensure safety, credibility and seamless delivery of the examinations.
The exams began this morning. 903, 260 candidates are expected to sit the examinations countrywide according to KNEC.
“We have all the necessary personnel who are supposed to man the examinations. Every person who should be at the examination centre has been accredited. So, we don’t want to find anybody who isn’t accredited within compounds of the examination centres,” Mburu said.
“I have come here to monitor the exams administration. We have been going round the country from when KPSEA and KCPE started, and now we are starting KCSE. I have monitored here in Machakos Town sub-county."
He said the containers should be opened twice a day; morning sessions at 7.00 am and afternoon sessions at 12. 30pm.
“Ours is just to see how the exams are being administered and also what can be done better for next year’s examinations. The government has put a multi–agency team that is going to see that the exam is administered without any hick-ups.
"We have provided every school with at least two police officers who are going to oversee the examinations as they are picked from containers to the centres and returning scripts to the containers including picking the exams during the afternoon sessions,” Mburu said.
Mburu said as a Council, they didn’t expect to have any serious challenges as they administer the examinations going forward.
Mburu said the government was prepared to deal with any challenges that might arise due to the ongoing heavy rains.
“We are going to ensure that any challenge is addressed as it is. But, we aren’t expecting major challenges. Let’s give this examination the best we can,” he said.
He said they had provided guidelines and instructions.
“There is no room for any assumptions. Any assumption isn’t entertained. In case of any hiccup or challenge, you shouldn’t make any assumptions, but seek clarification from relevant agencies,” Mburu told those involved in the exams’ administration.
