Deputy President Righathi Gachagua has issued a stern warning to anyone caught leaking this year’s National Exams.
Gachagua insisted that every child sitting the examinations deserves a fair chance to pass.
“On forthcoming National Examinations for our candidates, we want an equal playground for every child to score what they deserve,” he said in a tweet.
Culprits of examination leakage, he said, will be dealt with decisively.
“We urge vigilance and responsibility during the examination process,” he said.
This year, candidates will be sitting for three national examinations.
The Grade six assessment for the Competency-Based Curriculum, the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and the Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education.
CBC and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exams (KCPE) will commence on November 28, and will run for a period of three days, while Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education will end on December 23.
1.5 million learners in the pioneer cohort are expected to sit the Grade six assessments in November.
Speaking on Friday, the Deputy president asked teachers to be satisfied with their salaries.
He insisted that satisfaction is the only way to prevent them from being tempted to leak exams to criminals for a fee.
“I am pleading with you not to get corrupted by criminals to join them in trying to go around a good process of administering exams and trying to leak them,” Gachagua said.
He said that no officer present or across the country including teachers, invigilators and supervisors to the exams should be found leaking exams.
“The law will catch up with you and it is not really worth it.”
He said there is dignity and fulfilment in earning money in a good way through labour and sweat.
“It is very fulfilling to earn your Sh50,000 after 30 days of invigilating or supervising, rather than leaking the exams,” he said.
The DP called on teachers not satisfied with their salaries to start side hustles like farming or investing in Saccos to earn extra income.
