Opinion: Rethink policy of printing exam papers and ballots abroad

Students seated in a hall at Kisumu Boys High School wait for the invigilators to verify exam security seals on November 5, 2018 before the start of mathematics paper. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

One of the most difficult presentations I have made over my 12-year training career has been on the public policy discourse. This is not because the subject matter is complex itself, but because many presume the written documents are what constitute policy. Far from it, public policy is the lived meaning of the letter of the written edict.

Put differently, the test of a good policy is its practical relevance and application to solve that which it was meant to address and impact society positively. However, sometimes policies produce unintended consequences.