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Security beefed up in Sondu as exams kick-off

Education

Pupils at Ndiru primary school in Homa Bay town line up to be frisked by exam officials on October 30, 2023.

Photo credit: GEORGE ODIWUOR

What you need to know:

  • There's no cause for alarm, Sondu is now calm. We have made adequate security arrangements for Sondu and the surrounding area, said Kisumu County Commissioner Mr Hussein Allasow
  • He said this was to ensure learners are safe during the examination period. 

Security has been beefed up in some parts of Kisumu that are perceived to be hot spots for clashes such as Sondu as candidates from the region sat for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. Sondu is a small town border town in Kenya's Kisumu County and Kericho County which has been marred by clashes in the recent.