A woman has been arrested in Jomvu, Mombasa County, for allegedly locking her son inside their house and preventing him from sitting the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) after he was assigned examination number 666, which she reportedly associates with Satan.
Jomvu Police Commander Selinah Chirchir said the pupil was rescued on Tuesday morning and taken to school, where he proceeded to sit the national assessment.
The incident reportedly arose after the mother objected to her son sitting the examination because of the number assigned to him, which she allegedly linked to satanic beliefs.
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Police arrested the woman over the incident, although further details surrounding the circumstances of the arrest and any possible charges had not been provided by the time of publication.
The incident has raised concerns about a child’s right to education and the importance of ensuring that learners are able to sit their national assessments without being prevented from doing so over personal beliefs or fears surrounding examination numbers.
The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment is administered to Grade 6 learners as part of Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum assessment framework.
Channel 15 News will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
