Girl barred from KCPE exam for missing compulsory Mass

Aura Adoyo wheels her father Philip Okoth from St. Annes Ahero primary school [Photo: Dennish Ochieng]

• A church-sponsored school is on the spot over learner’s right of worship
• This is after a pupil was sent away for declining to attend compulsory Mass
• She is a member of Jehova Witness Church

A 14-year-old girl might miss sitting her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination this year for failing to attend church.

Aura Adoyo was sent away from St Anne’s Primary School, Ahero after she declined to attend church service because it conflicted with her faith.