This archive report was first published on 4 November 2019.
On the eve of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has issued a stern warning to parents in Nyanza region who are planning to buy KCSE examinations.
Prof Magoha made the remarks during the distribution of KCSE examination papers at the Kisumu East Deputy County Commissioner’s office on Monday.
According to Prof Magoha, some parents in Homa Bay, Migori, and Kisii counties have made contributions of Sh200,000 to buy exams, with some planning to pay Sh120,000 to supervisors, Sh60,000 to invigilators, and Sh40,000 to police officers.
Prof Magoha urged candidates not to be lured into exam cheating, saying that those who do so will not get their results.
“I am pleading with them because I know they are yet to sit for exams. Please do not get involved in it, otherwise you will not get your results,” said Prof Magoha.
Prof Magoha expressed his disappointment that such malpractices were still occurring, saying that the country had moved away from such nonsense.
“I am just taken back because we had moved away from this kind of nonsense. Nobody should not say they were not warned,” he said.
The KCSE examinations started on Monday at 10,287 exam centres across the country, with a total of 699,745 candidates expected to take the tests compared to 664,585 in 2018.
