KCPE kicks off in Kisumu smoothly.

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 Pupils of Victoria Primary school in Kisumu City undergo frisking before entering the examination room as this year's KCPE kicks off countrywide-Photo By Dancun Odhiambo.



By Dickson Odhiambo.

October 31,2017.

KCPE kicks off in Kisumu smoothly.

THIS year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education has kicked off smoothly in a number of schools within Kisumu City and its environs.

A spot check by this writer shows that in a number of schools within the Kisumu city and its environs, the Class eight national exams kicked off by 8:30am when the candidates sat for their first paper which was Mathematics.

At MM Shah Primary school in Kisumu City, the exams kicked off exactly 8:30am without any hitch.

The school’s Head Teacher Marcelus Okweya said a total of 189 candidates are sitting the exams which will take three days up to Thursday this week.

He says out of 189 candidates the school has presented this year for the KCPE exams, 103 are girls while 86 are boys.

He is optimistic that the school will do well in this year’s KCPE Exams, adding that they have adequately prepared the candidates to tackle the exams.

At Victoria primary school within Kisumu City, the school’s Head Teacher Mr. Edward Omalla said the national exams has kicked off so well in their school.

He says they have a total of 138 candidates as compared to 103 candidates who sat the exams last year.

He says the school has tried to prepare its candidates for the exams well despite a number of challenges which have emanated especially during the Anti-IEBC demos witnessed recently.

"We have really tried to prepare our candidates who are now sitting the exams this year despite many challenges which have been witnessed including the Anti- IEBC demos because our school is  right next to the IEBC regional offices.We hope to do well in this year's National exams," he says.

Victoria Primary school is directly opposite the Nyanza regional IEBC offices which the anti-IEBC protestors normally visited it during the demonstrations hence this might have disrupted learning at the said institution.

In other schools within the county, the same exams kicked off smoothly without any major hitch.

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