Shock as man sneaks into school in Elgeyo-Marakwet and tears up exam papers
A pupil writes her KCPE exam at Alfarsy Education Centre in Mombasa. Teachers on Sunday began marking the examinations. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Upon learning of the incident, shocked parents rushed to the school as local administrators urged calm.
- Elgeyo-Marakwet County Director of Education Sabina Aroni said police were investigating the incident.
- The supervisor, invigilators and security officers were summoned to the Kapsowar Police Station to record a statement.
There was drama at a school in Elgeyo-Marakwet County on Wednesday after a man sneaked into a classroom where KCPE examination answer sheets had been stored and tore them into pieces.
The lunchtime incident at Kaplenge Primary School in Marakwet West Sub-County caught supervisors, who were having a meal at the time, by surprise and left candidates in shock.
Nation.co.ke learnt that the intruder tore the Kiswahili and Science answer sheets before fleeing.
Upon learning of the incident, shocked parents rushed to the school as local administrators urged calm.
The candidates expressed shock after being informed of the incident by their supervisor, who, along with the invigilators and security officers, were summoned to the Kapsowar Police Station to record a statement.
Elgeyo-Marakwet County Director of Education Sabina Aroni said police were investigating the incident.
"We still don’t know the motive of the intruder,” she said.
