While KCPE students were eagerly waiting to see their performance, in various parts of the country there are those who were not only anxious for the results but also for their new borns who chose to came on a similar occasion as their exams.
In an unfortunate circumstance, a KCSE candidate sitting her national examinations lost her life in Homa Bay county as she was preparing to give birth. The candidate reportedly developed complications while delivering her baby.
The deceased was writing her exams from Kakimba Mixed Secondary School. Homa Bay County Police Commander Marius Tum confirmed the incident which took place at the county referral hospital.
Ouko’s death only added to the disheartening statistic of the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams that has seen the passing on of various candidates before and during the examination period.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that head teachers and teachers are mainly to blame for the high number of teenage pregnancies that has been witnessed in the recent past.
Speaking during the release of this Year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam results on Monday, Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia stated that thirty- two teachers were last month de-registered as a result of this.
She urged school boards and managers to ensure they do not employ such people as they endanger the future of the children.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Chairman George Magoha urged parents to take their responsibilities serious and pointed out that no supplementary exams shall be set for pregnant candidates.
Independent Presidential Candidate Peter Solomon Gichira and two parents whose children got pregnant while in form four wanted the court to order the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to set up supplementary examination for students who fall pregnant.
The petitioners suggested candidates who have given birth within one and three months be exempted from sitting national examination and be allowed to do supplementary exams.
According to Director of Education from Kitui County, a total of 72 candidates sitting for their national examinations this year were pregnant out of those 41 candidates have since given birth during the course of the examination.
Do you support that the pregnant candidates should be allowed to take supplementary or support Magoha that they should’t?