The 2023 KCPE and KPSEA officially kicked off on Monday, October 30, with at least 1.3 million countrywide taking the tests.
This year’s candidate will be the last in Kenya’s history to sit for the KCPE.
Among those expected to sit for the exam is Nuru Okanga, a staunch supporter of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party leader Raila Odinga.
Okanga who led a fundraiser in Mumias East on Sunday, October 29, said although he had no academic credentials, he will be seeking an elective seat in the 2027 General Election.
“Nimeskia wapinzani wangu wakitembea wakisema ati mimi sina makaratasi, sasa mimi nauliza makaratasi yangu ndioyamekuzuia kufanya kazi?”
“Na mumeimba sana mambo ya makaratasi na kwa majaliwa yake Mungu kesho Monday naenda kutafuta hayo makaratasi. Naenda kukalia mtihani wa KCPE kwa sababu mimi niko na interest na nyinyi. Nataka niwafanyie kazi mwaka wa 2027,” he said.
Speaking to the press shortly after Monday’s papers, Raila Odinga’s staunch supporter noted that he was sitting the exams to acquire a certificate so that he vie as a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) in 2027.
“Jinsi tu niliambia watu wangu ya kwamba leo siku ya Monday nitakalia mtihani nashukuru Mungu nimeamka mzima nikafika shule mapema na mtihani imeanza leo, tumeanza na somo la hesabu.
“Mimi nimeamua kufanya Standard Eight ili niwe na certificate kwa sababu 2027 niko kwa ballot,” he said.
The 32-year-old said that his biological father passed away when he was a baby, something that led him to drop out of school.
“Baba yangu alikufa mapema sikueza kusoma,” he said.
He expressed gratitude to Roots Party Leader George Wajackoyah for equipping him with a well-trained tutor prior to the exam period.
Okanga, who is sitting his exams at the Mumias Primary School noted that his aim is to achieve 250 marks and above out of 500.
