Robbery suspect sits papers in police custody

By Standard Team

A candidate in Samburu is sitting KCPE exams in police custody after he was arrested in connection with robbery with violence.

The Mararal Primary School candidate was arrested last weekend.

Samburu Central DC Thomas Macheneri said the pupil is suspected to be part of a gang that had been arrested over the unbailable offence.

And in Nyahururu, a KCPE candidate sat the papers in a maternity ward after she experienced labour pains.

According to Nyandarua OCPD Jasper Ombati, the Thama Primary School pupil will sit the remaining papers from hospital.

In Kilifi, a candidate gave birth to a baby girl soon after completing her day one exams.

Furaha Judah, a candidate from Fumbini Primary School, said she was optimistic she would pass.

The girl was among five from her school who sat KCPE while pregnant, according to Kilifi Location chief Athman Matano.

The chief said cases of girls dropping out of school due to pregnancy were rampant in the area and urged parents to counsel their children.

Meanwhile, lack of transport has been blamed for delays to take KCPE examination papers to some schools in Bahari District.

Sources said some centres got the papers three hours after the official time and expressed fears the delay could affect performance.

At the same time, a head teacher of a primary school in Trans-Nzoia West District has been accused of sexually assaulting a candidate.

Teacher grilled

School committee members summoned the teacher and grilled him for hours after the girl reported the incident to her parents. The administrator denied the accusation.

The teacher reportedly asked the pupil to remain behind as others left allegedly to coach her on maths ahead of the papers.

The pupil alleged she declined his sexual advances and Sh200 the teacher offered to persuade her.

A committee member, who declined to be named, confirmed they had grilled the head teacher over the allegations.

"It is true we summoned and investigated the head but the girl’s parent refused to pursue the matter after apparently being compromised," the source said.

—By James Munyeki, Joseph Masha and Osinde Obare

 

 

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