Heavy downpour delays KCSE exams in Isiolo as river swells
Longopito seasonal river in Isiolo County which is now swollen following heavy rains. A vehicle transporting KCSE exams Kipsing Secondary School on November 22, 2016 could not cross the river causing delays. Knec had to send a helicopter to deliver the exam papers. PHOTO | VIVIAN JEBET | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- One student who missed the Physics paper sat it together with 16 others who did the History test.
- A vehicle carrying Physics Paper I and History Paper I was unable to cross the swollen Longopito seasonal river.
- Knec requested for a helicopter to airlift the examinations to the school.
A heavy downpour delayed the start of KSCE examinations at Kipsing Secondary School in Isiolo County on Tuesday.
A vehicle carrying Physics Paper I and History Paper I was unable to cross the swollen Longopito seasonal river.
Isiolo Deputy County Commissioner Mwachaunga Chaunga said they contacted the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) who sent a helicopter to airlift the examinations to the school.
The papers were distributed at around 6am from a container in Oldonyiro, about 45 kilometres, away but they were delivered to the school at 10.50am.
One student who missed the Physics paper sat it together with 16 others who did the History test.
Mr Chaunga said due to heavy rains in the region, such delays could be experienced throughout the exam period.
“We expect more incidences to occur as the exams continue,” he said.
