Baringo County Commissioner (CC) Stephen Kutwa has said adequate measures have been put in place for the over 48,000 candidates sitting for this year’s National Examinations in the area.
Speaking to KNA in his office Monday, Kutwa said they have dispatched about 3,200 officers to secure 1,605 examination centres for Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
The CC said the recently commissioned National Police Reservist (NPR) shall provide additional security backup, especially for institutions within conflict-prone areas of Baringo South and North, to ensure that the examinations are conducted without any major hitches.
“We have put in place the necessary measures to ensure examinations run smoothly, and we have put in place officers to patrol schools in volatile areas,” he said.
Kutwa said they are not leaving anything to chance since armed criminals could use the exam period to create fear and despondency among the peace-loving communities.
He urged members of the public residing in the volatile regions to swiftly report any suspicious activities by people who may not mean well to them.
On her part, Baringo Central Deputy County Commissioner Monicah Ithatwa, while presiding over the opening of the examination container in Kabarnet town, noted that the process was smooth except for some light rains in the morning, which nearly hampered the transportation of examination papers to various centres within the sub-county.
However, she said that they were able to dispatch the day-one papers of KCPE and KPSEA in good time and expressed optimism that the process would run smoothly for the entire week.
By Benson Kelio and Joshua Kibet
