The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination kicked off well in Lugari Sub County on Tuesday. Briefing West Media after the first day of the examination area Sub County Education Director, Mrs. Magdaline Igwatai said the exercise started on
time as scheduled by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
“The well-guarded container at Lumakanda Deputy County Commissioner’s office was opened at exactly 6 am and by 6:30 am all centre managers, who are respective head teachers, had picked day one exam papers,” said Igwatai.
Mrs. Igwatai confirmed that candidates started both morning and afternoon
papers on time in all the centres. She, however, noted three candidates in one of the schools were absent and failed to sit for the first papers, Mathematics and English. “I am informed that one boy went to look for a job, but the other two couldn’t be traced,”
said Igwatai.
The Sub County registered a total of 3,589 candidates for this year’s KCPE examination. “A total of 1830 girls registered for the exam against 1,759 boys,” she clarified.
The official revealed the exercise was being carried out in 71 centres, out of which 45 are public schools, 25 private schools and one centre for adult learners.
Mrs. Igwatai expressed her satisfaction over the number of security officers deployed to provide security for the three-day exercise that ends on Thursday.