President, Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that his government will see to it that all candidates sitting this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam will get an opportunity to join secondary school.
Speaking on Monday, President Kenyatta asked parents to stopping putting pressure on children when it comes to academic grades saying that everyone will have a fair chance in life.
“Na tumesema, ndio watu wasicopy, ya kwamba, mtoto wa Standard 8, hata akipata grade gani, tutahakikisha tumemtafutia shule, aweze kuendelea na masomo yake, mpaka form four,” said President Kenyatta.
Speaking at a Church service at Nairobi’s PCEA St. Andrew’s Church yesterday, the President said that the national examinations leakage menace is a result of parents who want their children to score highly are the main cause of exam cheating.
Today, speaking at the opening of the new KCC Sotik plant, the President urged parents to let their children work according to their God-given strengths and talents.
“Mtoto ambaye amepita, awe amefanya mtihani wa Form Four, hakuna haja ya kumwekea pressure. Wacha afanye kulingana na uwezo wake, na vile amesaidiwa na Mungu. Wa kwenda university, ataenda university, yule ambaye hataweza kufika university, tutamsaidia, aende aingie technical college,” said the President.
He also pleaded with parents to refrain from helping their children cheat in exams but instead help them through encouragement and prayer.
The 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations kicked off today across the country with 664,586 candidates taking their oral exams in Braille, French, German and Arabic while the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) is expected to start on November 1.