Blunder That Made Ruto Print KCPE Exams On Mombasa Road- Raila
On Wednesday, Raila Odinga, the leader of Azimio, highlighted a mistake made by President William Ruto’s government, which resulted in significant irregularities observed in the publication of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam outcomes.
During a media session, Raila mentioned that Ruto’s government terminated the agreement with a company from the United Kingdom that had originally been tasked with printing examinations.
Instead, Raila asserted that the government had given the contract to a company located on Mombasa Road.
Raila claimed that the cancellation of the contract occurred because the UK company refused to offer bribes to the government.
“We’ve established that early this year the government abruptly stopped this contract because the UK company refused to give kickbacks. Without following any legal process, the KK awarded the KCPE contract to a politically connected local company based in Mombasa Road in Nairobi.”
“The government was advised that the local company could not print the exams and ensure its security, especially on short notice. Nobody would budge because there were kickbacks involved.
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The leader of Azimio asserted that the company located on Mombasa Road had no choice but to contract a company in India to quickly print the exam papers to meet the deadlines.
“We are also aware that the UK firm declined to provide codes to the many layers of security that had been encrypted to safeguard the integrity of national exams. We believe this process is responsible for the disaster witnessed in the KCPE results,” Raila pointed out.
Raila additionally clarified that the contract for transmitting results to the public was hastily given to a different company, consequently putting the entire process at risk.
He noted that the local company lacked the capacity to provide the services and hence caused the delay and errors witnessed after the release of the exams.
“Grades in science, social studies, and religious studies were truncated. The rollout saw KCPE candidates get graded in subjects they never sat for. The system deployed could not produce the plus and minus signs; what a shame,” he remarked.
After the revelation, Raila mentioned that he had sent letters to various parties, such as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Teachers Unions, and Religious Organizations, aiming to protect the credibility of the national exams.
Blunder That Made Ruto Print KCPE Exams On Mombasa Road- Raila