Knec Changes security personnel to reduce chances of leakege.
60,000 security agents to guard national exams, this will boost the security of the exams to ensure the process goes on swiftly .
A total of 60,000 security agents have been mobilized to ensure credibility of national exams.
The mobilized security agents include National Police Service (NPS) officers and national Government Administration Officers
And National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs)
Government to tighten security during national examinations
The security agents have the task to guard the exam containers and protecting students, centre managers and supervisors.
The ongoing K.C.P.E, KP.S.E.A and K.C.S.E practicals 3.5 M candidates and above will sit for this years exams which will sit exams.
K.C.P.E candidates are 1.4M, 1.2M, KPSEA and 903,260 will sit for the KCSE exams.
Tight security measures as exams continues
Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary, Raymond Omollo has discoled that the government has set up.
To close any loopholes to exams cheating, PS Omollo says all exam containers will be located at NGAOs offices and highly secured.
The PS calls upon all the parties in the management and supervision of national examinations exercise and the candidates to
Adhere by the set Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).
Additionally, the Internal Security PS issued a tough warning to individuals planning to take part in exam impersonation.
PS warns of rogue behaviors during examinations.
He says anyone caught in the practice will be charged heavily.
He adds that the government has prohibited the use of mobile phones within the vicinity of the examinations centers.
The KNEC body therefore restricts any Tech-based gadgets from examinations rooms to curb cheating.
He further cautious against the use of social media platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to mislead the students.
Electronic gadgets restricted from exam rooms
The Communication Authority of Kenya and the government will monitor the traffic on the platforms actively.
Those with suspicious posts will be tracked down.
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Furthermore, the government has also activated Multi-sectoral County and Sub-County, Disaster Risk Management communication to address any issues.
A special focus has been put on countries in Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Central, North Eastern and coastal regions.
Knec Changes security personnel to reduce chances of leakege.