Garissa: National Assessment for both primary and junior secondary schools has kicked off smoothly in the North Eastern region with 28,486 candidates sitting for Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) across 539 examination centres across the region. At the same time, 51,940 candidates are also sitting for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) in the region with Garissa leading in numbers at 31,535, Wajir (9,382) and Mandera (11,023) according to the Regional director for Education Adan Roble.

According to Kenya News Agency, speaking after supervising the examination papers distribution to centres at the Garissa County Commissioner’s compound Monday morning, Roble warned that legal action would be taken against any examination centre or managers that take part in examination malpractices. He urged the managers and invigilators to strictly follow the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) guidelines in managing the examinations to ensure genuine outcome for the learners.

‘We have briefed the centre managers this morning and we have told them to strictly observe the KNEC rules and regulations. We don’t entertain exam malpractices and any school or centre that is found with examination malpractice, legal action will be taken against them,’ Roble said.

Garissa Township Deputy County Commissioner Sebastian Okiring on his part assured that all security measures had been put in place to ensure that the examination process runs smoothly.