State plans merger of national examination centres to curb cheating

Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) candidate Esther Nyarawi from Mwingo Academy fills in her index number on a piece of paper during a rehearsal exercise ahead of their final examination last year. The Government has been working on a plan to merge national exam centres, a move that is likely to affect thousands of candidates. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD)

The Government has been working on a plan to merge national exam centres, a move that is likely to affect thousands of candidates.

The plan aims at consolidating examination centres for schools within a three-kilometre radius of each other. Officials estimate this could affect about 20 per cent of secondary schools, or roughly 1,400 mostly urban schools.