The Education ministry yesterday interdicted the Siaya Education director and six subcounty directors over violation of exam guidelines after it emerged that primary schools are doing mock exams. The government banned mock exams in July last year to contain student unrest and only allow internal exams. This comes after news that the Siaya government spent Sh1.7 million to print standard eight mock exam papers bearing Governor Cornel Rasanga’s photo. Standard eight candidates were given the mock exam papers on Tuesday. Okello denied that the exam papers are being used for Rasanga’s reelection campaign, and said the county government cannot politicise education.

Source: The Star October 13, 2016 00:45 UTC