State officials’ visit to examination venues adds no value at all

For three years now, senior government officials have taken direct charge of the administration of national examinations. They have been witnessing the collection of the examination materials from the metallic containers and making impromptu visits to the examination centres. Some have even visited examination venues and posed for pictures.

That top government officials will troop to different parts of the country to monitor the KCSE examinations is fait accompli. We are living in strange times. For once in the history of this country, even a Cabinet meeting had to be postponed to allow the members to go and help in examination management. Some government services rendered by the senior State officials were suspended. The lazy ones and they are many, are even exploiting the situation to be away from work.