54-year-old Raphael Ngugi among 5,215 candidates sitting KCPE exams in Nakuru

KICD boss Dr Julius Jwan with Raphael Ngugi, 54 (Left) who is sitting for KCPE exams at Kaptembwa Primary School as a private candidate.

This year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations kicked off today amid tight security measures ordered President Uhuru Kenyatta.

In Nakuru County, Teachers Service Commission chief executive officer Nancy Macharia and her counterpart at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Julius Jwan opened containers in Naivasha and Nakuru town and made random visits to examination centers.