Garissa County Commissioner James Kianda. He has said enough security will be provided during KCPE examination. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Security in different parts of Garissa County has been greatly enhanced as the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination kicked off on Tuesday.
Garissa County Commissioner James Kianda said more security officers have been deployed to protect both exam materials and pupils as well as ensure the three-day task goes on smoothly without any skirmishes.
Mr Kianda further said that security has been tightened at the Kenya Somali border where terror attacks have been common in the recent past.
“Security has been strengthened on the Kenya-Somalia border where frequent attacks have occurred recently. The security of our children and that of our schools is guaranteed. We will not take any chances in this critical time for our children,” said Kianda.
The KCPE examinations began Tuesday morning across the country as the standard eight candidates write their final primary school exam which will conclude on Thursday.
In Mandera South and Lafey sub-counties, security has been beefed up along the Kenya-Somalia border as the candidates started their national exams.
Daniel Bundotich, Mandera South commissioner, said enough security personnel were patrolling along the porous borderline to ensure a secure environment.
Lafey’s Charles Mbulishe said notorious areas including Omar Jillow, Sheikh Barrow and Fino were under security surveillance adding that enough security personnel has been deployed in the area.
“Those insecure areas are being observed closely by our security teams as armed escort delivered examinations to schools,” said Mr Mbulishe.