This archive report was first published on 29 October 2019.
Kenya's Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams have begun, with the government taking measures to ensure a smooth exercise despite heavy rains in some areas.
Education officials have deployed choppers to deliver papers to areas worst hit by the rains, with Education PS Richard Belio Kipsang saying the police air wing and other government agencies have offered their support.
Speaking in Kisumu, Kipsang noted that Migori County is the most affected by the rains in the region, and that the government will provide off-road vehicles to areas with poor road networks to ease movement of those manning the exercise.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, who was in Gilgil, warned that anyone who tries to disrupt the exam will face the law, and that security officers have been called from leave to ensure a smooth exercise.
Other Cabinet Secretaries, including Education CS George Magoha and ICT CS Joe Mucheru, are in different parts of the country to ensure the exams kick off smoothly.
Meanwhile, in Nyeri, ICT CS Joe Mucheru said that the weather conditions in the county have not disrupted exams, and that the exercise has kicked off smoothly.
Nyeri County has 17,300 students sitting the national examination across 505 examination centers.
Best wishes to all the KCPE candidates, as tweeted by William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) on October 29, 2019: 'Best wishes to all the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates.'
Our children are our greatest resource, our greatest asset and the hope for our collective future as a nation, as tweeted by Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) on October 29, 2019: 'Our children are our greatest resource, our greatest asset and the hope for our collective future as a nation. I wish them the best as they begin sitting KCPE. I urge them to embrace honour and integrity during the exams and onwards throughout life.'
