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CS Fred Matiang’i’s ‘Ten Commandments’ to streamline troubled sector

Education CS Fred Matiang’i

• Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) board’s credibility must be beyond reproach. Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i dissolved Knec board of directors. He further pushed for prosecutions of senior management officials involved in exam malpractices.

• Fight exam cheating permanently. Placing higher responsibility on head teachers, fresh vetting of invigilators and supervisors and a ban on school visits are new measures aimed at curbing exam cheating. Starting this year, all school heads will be in charge of their examination centres and shall be held responsible for the cheating cases reported in their institutions.

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