Mgeni njoo mwenyeji apone! Sonko surprises inmates

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is full of surprises after gifting the KCPE candidates in Nairobi  with unique sucess cards baering his portait ,today the governor has decided to motive the inmate candidates.

Governor Sonko gifted  the inmates candidates both KCPE and KCSE candidates at the Kamiti Maximum Prison  success cards and matematical sets.

Sonko took to his social media page to wish luck to the candidate .

“I wish the inmates success in the exams and I urge them to be confident, focused and determined to succeed in their exams.”

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Adding that ,”my team today distributed success cards, geometrical sets, note books and other exam materials at Kamiti Maximum Prison, where dozens of inmates will sit for this year’s national exams”.

The Governor further explained that he felt compelled to do something after learning that candidates in this year’s national examinations in various prisons lacked adequate materials to prepare themselves.

Describing the inmates as highly motivated, Sonko stated that they promised to post impressive results in the papers.

Governor Sonko promised that his administration will extend the necessary support needed to ensure the national exams are done in a conducive environment.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams start on November 2 and run until November 28.

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations will begin on October 30 while the rehearsals will begin on October 29 with the papers ending on November 1.

Inmates in various prisons across the country will be among the millions of students sitting for the examinations.

1.06 million pupils will sit for KCPE exams and another 663,820 students for the KCSE.

However , Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed fired a warning shot saying those found culpable of attempts to cheat, collude or to compromise the examination process will be apprehended on the spot, de-registered, charged and prosecuted.

She also stated that 30 examination centres had been placed under high dependency surveillance and 192 others under amplified surveillance based on reported examination malpractice trends from 2015 to 2017.

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The CS issued padlocks and keys for 459 examination containers to Deputy County Commissioners and the Sub-County Directors of Education to avoid the papers being tempered.

she further directed  that all containers to be only  opened at 5.30 am in order to seal loopholes for any examination irregularities,  adding that no centre should start distributing examination papers before the stipulated starting time.

Amina stated that 224 security officers will escort the examination material from the KNEC warehouse to the examination storage facilities, after which they will be handed over to the sub-county Directors of Education and Deputy County Commissioners.

Could  this  be  Sonko’s  2022 campaign  strategy?

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