KCPE, KPSEA Exams: 5 Candidates Deliver Babies, Another Overcomes Leg Fracture
As students in Kenya commenced their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations on Monday, remarkable tales have arisen, as shared by local authorities.
In Makueni County, a KCPE candidate managed to defy the odds by giving birth on the same day she was scheduled to take her exams. At the Mother and Child Hospital in Wote, she sat for her examinations with her newborn baby beside her, under the close supervision of relevant authorities.
Similarly, in Kitui County, another candidate at Mwingi Primary School experienced labor pains, leading to an immediate transfer to Mwingi Level IV Hospital. There, she delivered her baby and continued her exams, all within the hospital premises.
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Meanwhile, a 17-year-old girl from Kagondi Primary School in Kitui gave birth at Muthale Mission Hospital on Sunday, October 29, and then proceeded to take her mathematics paper in the same hospital on the early morning of Monday.
However, not all stories had such positive outcomes. A KCPE candidate from Emivia Primary School in Kitui went missing from her home on the day of her mathematics exam, along with her three-month-old baby. Efforts are currently in progress to locate her and ensure her well-being.
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Furthermore, a young male Grade Six pupil from Ngumbwa Primary School in Mutitu, Kitui County, who had fractured his leg, managed to sit for his KPSEA exams at Kitui County Referral Hospital.
In Migori County, two pupils from Piny Owacho Primary School in Uriri and Mubachi Primary School in Suna West found themselves admitted to Migori County Referral Hospital’s Maternity Wing.
Both pupils successfully gave birth and are currently undertaking their examinations at the hospital under the supervision of local authorities.
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KCPE, KPSEA Exams: 5 Candidates Deliver Babies, Another Overcomes Leg Fracture
