Four KCPE candidates in the Kisumu Central subcounty are sitting exams outside their schools, subcounty Director of Education Charles Angiela said.
One of the candidates sat exams while admitted at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu.
“We have three candidates from outside our subcounty. They are at the Kisumu Children’s Remand Centre, where they are writing their exams,” he said.
Angiela, who witnessed the dispatch of exam materials to different schools, revealed that a candidate from Golden Elites School was admitted at the Agha Khan hospital.
This comes as KCPE and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) begin countrywide.
He said all exam centres started the first day's paper on time without any hitches reported.
While addressing the press in Kisumu on Monday, Angiela noted that the examination centre managers were directed to allow any candidate who shows up to write the exams.
“We have strictly instructed the centre managers that whoever reports as a candidate whether registered or not must be allowed to sit the examinations,” he said.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu had directed ministry officials and all schools to allow all students to sit for KCPE exams including those who did not register.
This year’s KCPE will be the last as the ministry phases out the 8-4-4 system, making the current class the last lot to sit for KCPE exams.
In Kisumu Central subcounty, Angiela said there are a total of 6,146 candidates for KPSEA and 6,035 candidates for KCPE.
Nyanza Regional Director of Education Nelson Sifuna said the exams started well and day one had been successful so far.
“We thank God as there were no hitches reported so far in the region,” he said.
In the region, there are 4,933 examination centres for KPSEA and KCPE and the centres will have two security officers each.
