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The headteacher of Ultimate Leader Muumandu Hills Academy, Johnathan Nguta, was over the moon following the sterling performance of his school in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination.
With 17 candidates, it had a mean score of 406 marks. He attributed the performance to numerous tests that Standard Eight pupils are subjected to; at least 150 exams—three per week. But he didn’t know that he was incriminating himself for replacing sound education with tests. Ministry of Education guidelines set official school hours from 8am to 3:30pm.
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