SAD NEWS IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

As candidates continue with the National Exams, the Ministry of Education on Monday 22nd March received sad news. A male candidate at Keronjo secondary school in Bomet province has committed suicide under unknown circumstances.

The body was discovered toward the beginning of Monday holding tight a tree at Turgut town, Sorik sub-district.

The body of the KCSE student was taken to a funeral home. Police have started an investigation in order to discover what might have made the candidate to end his life.

National exams are underway with KCPE starting Monday 22nd march while KCSE is relied upon to start on Friday. As we go into assessment week, all competitors are required to try to avoid panicking. Guardians ought to guarantee that they treat their kids with adoration, so they can have the option to have a tranquil brain.

The exams for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) will end on Wednesday with 1.187 million candidates appearing nationwide.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) said it had employed measures to ensure all students affected due to floods and COVID-19 among other issues sit for their national exams without interruption.

TSC head Nancy Njeri Macharia said, “every child that should sit examinations has been taken care of, every child deserves a chance.”

But some parents are worried. Loise Gakii Wangari’s child is a student at Salama Primary School in Nairobi.

“As a parent, I feel the exams were rushed, but I wish everyone the best of luck,” she told Anadolu Agency. “My worry is the safety of our children during the exams.”

The KCPE papers are normally scheduled for November but the education calendar was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and students were away from school for almost a year.

Source: Herald KE