The 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCSE) candidates in Turkana County delayed to kick off their examinations because of the floods caused by the heavy downpour.
The invigilators and supervisors have a hard time accessing the schools because of the heavy showers being experienced in the area.
Turkana County Director of Education Peter Magiri said that the impassable roads made it difficult for the officials to access examinations in places such as Nachukui Primary.
Most of the roads in the area are filled with mud, which has made them impassable for the better part of the morning.He said heavy rains being experienced in the area and its environs have rendered most roads impassable.
The banks of river Nariokotome burst hence forcing the officers to use choppers to ferry the papers to different centers.
"It has been raining heavily and it wasn't easy to ferrying exams to Nachukui Primary School because of the flooded river. We have ordered a chopper that will help to deliver exams to the flooded regions so that candidates can do their exams on time," he said, as quoted by Star.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has assured different stakeholders that examinations will be conducted in an open manner to avoid cases of cheating.