Mombasa woman arrested for blocking child from sitting KPSEA exams over 'demonic' index number
The woman was detained after school officials reported the incident to police when she refused to allow the child to take the national assessment over concerns about the assigned number.
A woman has been arrested in Jomvu, Mombasa County, for preventing her child from sitting the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) after claiming the learner’s examination index number, 666, was associated with the devil.
The woman was detained after school officials reported the incident to police when she refused to allow the child to take the national assessment over concerns about the assigned number.
Jomvu Sub-County Police Commander Celina Chirchir said officers visited the woman’s home and arrested her following the report.
The mother reportedly objected to the index number, which she believed had demonic connotations.
Police intervened and ensured the child was taken to sit the examination, while legal action against the mother proceeded.
The incident comes as thousands of learners across the country sit the KPSEA, which assesses pupils completing Grade Six under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) before they proceed to junior school.
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