Mandera, Garissa and Wajir shine in KCPE without teachers

Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Dr Fred Matiang'i, right, assisted by Chairman Kenya National Examinations Council Prof Kabiru Kinyanjui, left and PS Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Belio Kipsang' during the release of the 2015 KCPE Examination results at Mtihani House, Nairobi, on Wednesday Dec 30, 2015. PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD.

NAIROBI: Mandera, Wajir and Garissa defied odds and long spells without teachers to post positive results in the just released KCPE examinations.

Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i singled out the counties for exemplary show even after teachers deserted several schools in the counties due to terror attacks by Al Shabaab.