President Uhuru Kenyatta has affirmed the government’s commitment to delivering credible national exams and issued a warning to perpetrators seeking to tamper with the exam systems. The President lauded officials who have strived to ensure the exams system remains transparent, “My administration has taken bold measures to make examinations credible and I commend those who work hard and long hours to achieve this. I condemn those who insist on corrupting our exam system,” he said.
Speaking at the opening of the inaugural international conference on Early Childhood Development in Nairobi, he said the government will continue establishing measures that ensure the exams are credible and free of any exam cheating incidences, stealing or leaking. He further assured students and candidates that they’ll be shielded from unscrupulous individuals who wish to take advantage of their situation.
This comes after Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i said earlier this week that the government is focused on weeding out individuals who are corrupting the exam system by encouraging exam malpractices. He said there will be no leave in the Ministry during the whole exam period and that they will fully cooperate with the Education Ministry to ensure everything is a success. Education CS Amina Mohamed on numerous occasions has also assured Kenyans that everything is set and that everything from exam cartels and schools intent on cheating have already been identified, and a raft of measures have been put in place to tackle exam malpractices. This year’s KCPE is set to kick off on 30th October and will end on November 1st, with rehearsals set for 29th October, while KCSE will be done between November 2nd and 28th.