Ministry of Education PS Prof. Belio Kipsang (center) and other exam coordinators. [Photo/standardmedia.co.ke]
The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has guaranteed that all KCPE candidates who sat their exams this week will be accommodated into secondary schools.
Speaking on Thursday, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang said all 1,003,556 candidates would transit to secondary school and would be the first beneficiary of the free secondary education set to kick off in January 2018.
“We have put in place measures to ensure schools accommodate more students so that no child is left out,” Mr. Kipsang told candidates at Kakamega Primary School.
Mr. Kipsang disclosed that the Government was committed to ensuring adequate facilities, enough teachers, and capacity for schools to increase enrolment.
“Schools will maintain their entry point but will have to increase the number of students enrolled. Schools such as Kakamega High School will have to admit around 5,000 students,” he said.
Mr. Kipsang reported that no incidents of exam irregularities were reported during the three-day exam period.
“Even the President has been involved in supervising the examination to assure candidates that his government takes this examination seriously,” Kipsang said.