The Tuesday Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination (KCPE) kick off delayed in some parts of West Pokot County after a heavy downpour rendered some roads impassable.
West Pokot County Director of Education Mr. Jacob Onyiego said in Pokot North sub county seventeen schools have been affected after river Kasei burst its bank forcing the transporters of exam material to wait for it to subside before they delivered exam material.
He added that in Sondany area Pokot South sub county the roads have been totally rendered impassable after the heavy down pour overnight forcing the supervisors to walk for hours before reaching the destined exam centers.
“The vehicles can not traverse the route, the vehicles are stuck in the mud, examination materials of about six schools have not been delivered in Pokot South sub county,” he said.
Mr onyiego added that a solution will be found and that affected candidates will be sitting for their exams any time of the day,
“We are having a problem with transporting the examinations materials to some schools due to impassable roads. If it continues to rain will have to contact Kenya national examination council to send us a chopper,” he said.
He noted that a candidate at Ortum primary school delivered over night and she will be sitting her exams at Ortum mission hospital under close supervision.
“We have made plans concerning all pregnant candidates across the County to sit for their exams at a health facility for three days. Supervisors will also be their to supervise them,” he said.
Onyiego said in other parts of the County examination material were delivered on time and exams kicked off at the stipulated time.
