CS Machogu Announces New Measures to Curb Cheating in KCSE & KCPE
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has announced more changes that will be effected in this year’s national examinations to curb exam malpractice.
Speaking during a graduation ceremony at the Kenya Institute of Special Education in Kasarani, the CS announced that center managers will pick morning and afternoon papers separately.
He explained that the school principals would pick the second paper for the day after returning the morning exam and student sheets.
Machogu explained that the new measures would prevent the papers from being exposed and leaked in the morning.
“We have been able to increase the number of containers this year and the distribution centers so that the center managers can get the exam papers from the nearest place possible.
“They will go in the morning and again go for the same in the afternoon for us to avoid early exposure which was giving us a headache,” he added.
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Further, the CS added that the ministry has increased the number of marking centers as they seek to create a conducive environment for teachers.
These new changes were unveiled days before the start of the national examinations.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is set to officially begin on October 23 with French, German, and Music practicals. The main papers will begin on November 6, with students taking Chemistry Paper 1.
On the other hand, Class 8 students will begin their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) on October 30.
The CS’s new measures will complement directives published by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) on October 19.
KNEC banned smart watches, programmable calculators, and Bluetooth devices to curb exam malpractice.
It further barred teachers and students from entering the exam rooms with handbags, briefcases, backpacks, and kiondos.
CS Machogu Announces New Measures to Curb Cheating in KCSE & KCPE
