Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Officer Charles Ong’onda has said that schools where unauthorized mobile phones are found will be declared to have committed an examination irregularity.
Prof Ong’onda on Friday, December 2, 2022, issued the warning to center managers to guarantee the integrity of the KCSE examination that just began.
Moreover, the KICD boss made his statement at the deputy county commissioner’s offices in Luanda, Vihiga County, when he led the opening of the examination container.
“Mobile phones should not be in school during the examination. The gadgets have been used to take photos of examination papers and send them via WhatsApp. If unauthorized mobile phones are found in school, it will be treated as an examination irregularity.” Prof Ong’onda warned.
The only people allowed to have their mobile phones on during the examinations are center managers. Other officers, including supervisors, invigilators, and police officers, will be required to hand over their gadgets to the center manager and only pick them up at the end of the tests every day.
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In addition, Prof Ong’onda stated that strangers should not be allowed to enter the school compound and further asked teachers whose services are not needed to stay away.
The KICD CEO also warned examination officers against early exposure of test papers, adding that security features on them will enable the Kenya National Examinations Council to detect such attempts.
Nonetheless, Prof Ong’onda was flanked by Western Regional Education Director Stephen Barongo, who noted that 114,725 candidates in the region are sitting the national exams.
“The examination officers have been briefed and we are set to deliver a credible examination. Strangers are not allowed in school and communities should give schools peace to enable the candidates to write the examination well,” he said.
