Education CS George Magoha on Thursday, March 4, issued a warning to examiners tasked to preside over the national exams which are set to begin on March 22, 2021, for the KCPE and March 26, 2021, for the KCSE.
In the crisis meeting involving various stakeholders at the Kenya School of Government, the Education CS launched the 2020 national examinations period and handed over keys and locks for containers holding exams scripts.
Magoha warned that no Centre Manager should turn up at an examination centre to collect or drop off examinations without wearing a face mask.
He added that all officials at examination centres must use sanitizer or wash hands before handling examination materials in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.
As of November 2020, data from the teachers’ medical insurance scheme revealed that 36 teachers have died of Covid-19 since March.
During the meeting, the Education CS also assured that the overseeing of the exams will be secure as has been in recent years.
He, however, announced the ban of supervisors and invigilators being deployed in the same examination centre for more than two consecutive years in line with KNEC’s policy.
Already, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has recalled all its staff currently on leave to prepare for national examinations.
This year, 1,088,986 candidates are expected to sit for KCPE while 699,745 students will take the KCSE.
Prof Magoha had earlier directed heads of schools to ensure that students sitting for their KCSE examinations have their applications for Universities or Colleges completed within the set time.
Magoha expressed concern that students could miss out on their preferred university courses if they failed to complete their applications on the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) portal.
