In Molo and Njoro, 17 schools were affected by the clashes. Enhance security “There are ongoing consultations with the Ministry of Interior to enhance security to ensure that normalcy returns to the affected areas,” said Amina. She told MPs that the ministry was monitoring the security situation and would take the necessary measures to ensure that examination materials were delivered to the schools and learners’ security was guaranteed. A total of 1.7 million candidates will sit the primary and secondary school examinations this year. Of these, 1,060,703 will sit for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) tests and 664,585 will write their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) papers. The KCPE exams will be done in 27,161 centres while 10,077 centres will host KCSE candidates. Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) acting CEO Mercy Karogo said 65,107 invigilators and 27,354 supervisors would be deployed to administer the KCPE exams.
There are 54,322 security officers assigned to guard the papers, which will be marked by 5,834 examiners. For KCSE, 37,978 invigilators and 10,078 supervisors will administer the exams. Another 20,156 security officers will guard the papers, which will be marked by 23,713 examiners.
