Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang'i has announced that Lairuba Day Secondary School Principal Along'o George Mutwiri and security officer James Ngugi Chege will be considered for a state award.
This is after images of the two wading through a flooded area to deliver Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers on Thursday went viral on social media.
They were delivering the papers in the morning before the English exam kicked off at 8:00 am.
Matiang'i stated: "I have written to the Chief of Staff to ask that Principal Along'o and Officer Chege be considered for a Recognition Award.
"Principal Along'o and Officer Chege demonstrated the commitment of public servants to serve & through this selfless act they have set an example of "service above self" that we should all emulate. Both officials have made their colleagues in Education and Security proud! Hongera!," he added.
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The CS further hailed the duo for 'going above the call of duty to ensure safe delivery of examination papers'.
The examination kicked off across the country on Monday with Mathematics Alternative 'A' at 8 am.
615,772 students in 9,350 centres are taking part in this year's examination.
Matiang'i promised that due diligence in this year's exam would be at least three times tougher than in 2016.
"We must have a credible exam. There will be no leakage. The regulations will be three or four times tougher," Matiang'i stated as he witnessed the start of the exams.
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