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Pupil denied to sit for KCPE exam tries to commit suicide twice

Caroline Njeri the mother of Kennedy Githuka a pupil at St Jude school in Gachororo Juja is comforted by fellow parents after learning that her son would not sit for the national exam.The boy has threatened to commit suicide if he will not be allowed to do the exam. PHOTO BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE.

As more than 900,000 pupils prepare to sit for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCPE) exams on Tuesday, one family in Gachororo Juja is in trouble after it emerged that their son would not sit for the national exam.

Kennedy Githuka a standard eight pupil at St. Jude School allegedly learnt he would not sit for the exam last Thursday since he was not registered by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).

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