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State's fumbling to blame for JSS parent's panic

Grade seven learners at The Orchards Junior secondary on Kangundo Road peruse through a newspaper on February 7, 2023. [David Gichuru , Standard]

A Ministry of Education circular to Regional Directors of Education and County Directors of Education last week has lifted the lid on a conspiracy. Some teachers and parents in public primary schools have conspired to take Grade 7 pupils to different schools where they are admitted to Standard 8 and registered for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations.

This practice involves falsification of birth certificates and the generation of Unique Personal Identifier numbers to meet set requirements. This is a serious breach of ethics and integrity that must be nipped in the bud.

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