The 2018 exams are watertight, CS Amina assures Kenyans.
Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has moved to allay
fears of any exam leakage and cautioned students against falling prey to conmen
purporting to sell “leaked” 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
(KCSE) examination.
Speaking at Mang’u High School on Saturday during the launch
of The Kijani Movement initiative sponsored by Kenya Private
Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Amina asserted that no one had access to the exam
papers, telling students to report anyone purporting to sell leaked papers to
the police.
“I don’t want anyone to cheat you that they know what is
contained in this year’s exam. Work hard. Anybody who comes to you in the name
of they have exam leakage, please call the police. Don’t allow them to ruin
your future,” said Mohammed.
The CS added that as a ministry, they had laid down watertight
modalities to ensure the exams were a reflection of the students’ hard work, lamenting
that in the past, students capable of performing well in exams had gotten their
results cancelled after they wrote wrong answers as a result of confusion
brought about by leaked papers.
“I can tell you tell you today and without any fear of
contradiction that nobody in this country knows what [will] be in the exam
papers,” she stated.
Amina promised that this year's KCSE exam results will be
announced from the school which will register the best performance.
She lauded KEPSA for the tree planting initiative in schools
and blamed the wanton destruction of tree cover to prolonged and drought in the
country.
Some 1.7 million candidates have been registered by KNEC to
sit this year’s examinations. Of these, 1,060,787 candidates registered for the
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) while 663,811 will sit KCSE
exams.
KEPSA Deputy CEO Rachael Muthoga said the Kijani movement aimed
at diversifying the meals eaten by students in schools in a bid to improve
their nutritional and dietary needs thus the reason they were encouraging the
planting of fruit trees.
Bidco Africa Chairman Vimal Shah said members of KEPSA will
guarantee a ready market for the excess fruits produced from the trees donated
to schools.
“In case schools are unable to consume all the fruits, the
private sector will guarantee a market for them,” said Vimal.
At least 400 fruit trees were planted in the school, among
them mango, avocado and orange trees.
Bidco Africa, Coca Cola Company, Madison Insurance under the
umbrella of KEPSA have so far donated 43,100 fruit tree seedlings to be planted
schools across the country.
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