Candidates from within the Boni area sitting for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams have been relocated to Faza Primary and Mokowe Arid Zone Primary Schools, respectively, in a bid to ensure that no student misses out on examinations.
Speaking during a tour of schools within the Hindi area, Lamu County Commissioner Louis Ronoh stated that 60 candidates from the Bargoni area will have their exams in Mokowe Arid due to prior contingency plans being made over El Nino rains fears.
He, however, stated that adequate security had been provided across the county, with those from Milimani, Barsuba, and Mangai set to sit for their exams in Faza Primary, where they were airlifted by KDF yesterday.
“Adequate plans have been made to ensure that all candidates from the wider Boni area are housed and fed throughout the exam period,” he said.
He further reiterated that the national government is committed to ensuring a 100 per cent transition for all students across the county and urged parents to be keen on ensuring that their children sit for all their papers.
Ronoh further stressed that there has been a significant drop in dropout rates due to early marriages and pregnancies, citing that this year there is only one reported dropout case of a student likely not to do her exams.
On his part, Lamu Central DCC Charles Kitheka, who spoke during the rollout of the exams during the first day, called on officers tasked with ensuring security during the exams to ensure the integrity of the national exams is maintained during the exam period.
Lamu Central Sub County Director of Education Rukia Abdalla called on the officers to ensure that all candidates, especially those attending KCPE, are allowed to carry out their exams.
She further stated that both public and private candidates will be accommodated during the exercise, which, she added, should run smoothly through the three-day exam period.
By Amenya Ochieng
