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DP William Ruto’s order on certificates sparks row as school heads ask for cash

Deputy President William Ruto holds three-year-old Njambi Tharuma when he visited Pioneer School in Muranga. He was accompanied by Muranga Governor Mwangi Wa Iria and Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia. [PHOTO: DPPS]

NAIROBI, KENYA: National Examinations Act seeking to make it illegal for anyone to withhold both primary and secondary schools certificates. The amendment was unanimously passed by the House then.

Following the move former President Kibaki's administration then in 2006 ordered school heads to release the certificates, a move that saw hundreds of certificates handed to past candidates. However, after President Kibaki handed over power to President Uhuru the situation changed and schools resumed withholding the certificates.

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