Form Four National School student goes missing from school compound and he misses KCSE exam and it is a blow for the whole education fraternity as such meritorious students miss one exam.
Over the past few months, there has been an increase in the number of missing youths and young women in the country and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation is unsure of what to do to mitigate the crisis.
School going children in particular have suffered the brunt. Many went unaccounted for, but the police are top of their game wherever they are.
As per reliable reports, a student has been reported missing from one of the prestigious schools in the country this morning.
Elisaphanson Kiyanjui has been missing from her school since March 2, when he was last seen on the school’s premises and has not been found since. Form four candidates of Alliance High School in Kikuyu Constituency were expected to start their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination today.
The circumstances surrounding the student’s disappearance are still unknown.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) writing exam started from todayC. andidates started with their first English test and first Chemistry exam. Then they will pass the first test of math and English comprehension. Practice tests and exams for French, German, Arabic and Kenyan Sign Languages began on February 28.
A total of 831,015 candidates have registered to take the exam, the exam will be held at 10,413 centres. Last year around 752,981 students took the exam at 10,437 stations. This year there has been an increase of 78,034, which is an increase of 9.39%.
The exam papers and other documents will be served from 483 distribution centres. Education Secretary Cabinet George Magoha warned teachers and candidates against cheating and other misbehavior during exams. Professor Magoha said, “I urge the teachers appearing in the fourth year national examination not to be tempted to use the phone or cheat.” Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has issued guidance on the conduct of the examination.
In guidance issued by KNEC superintendent David Njengere, schools must upload grades for project-based courses by January.
