Tanzania: Premier Enraged By Exam Scandals

AS 6,433 candidates from 110 schools toiled to re-write their Standard Seven examinations yesterday after the initial tests were annulled, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has issued a stern warning to education officers and teachers against engaging in examination malpractices.

"Education officers and teachers who engage in such vices are simply shaming themselves. Why should the educators subject the pupils to cheating rather than imparting the required knowledge onto the pupils, to enable them (the pupils) answer examination questions correctly?" Mr Majaliwa queried.

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