Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, accompanied by Kenya National Examinations Council chairman George Magoha (L) and Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang during a media briefing at Jogoo House in Nairobi on September 4, 2017. Magoha has assured candidates and parents that the national examinations will be safe this year. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]
Over 100 senior security officers, Kenya National Examinations Council officials and officials from the Ministry of Education will on Monday meet to set security measures as candidates prepare for the national examinations in October.
The meeting to be convened at the Ministry of Education headquarters will be attended by the various county commissioners and county directors of education and will look at ways of securing examination materials.
According to the tough rules introduced last year, it is only deputy county commissioners and sub-county directors of education who are permitted to open containers storing examination materials.
This year, the government hopes to secure the exams and seal all loopholes that might result to cheating, just as was the case last year.
Knec chairman George Magoha a fortnight ago assured candidates and parents that the exam will be safe and asked those administering it to observe a high level of integrity.
“The council wishes to assure the public that the systems that were used in last year’s examinations are still intact and that all papers are safe and secured,” he said.