A 23-year old teacher from a school in Kiambu County has been arrested for claiming to be in possession of both KCPE and KCSE 2023 fake examination papers.
The suspect Nicholas Ngumbau Kalewa alias ‘Mr Examiner’, who teaches Christian Religion Education at St Lilian Academy in Gikambura village, was arrested following meticulous investigations by detectives attached to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
Kalewa had opened over 10 WhatsApp and Telegram accounts where he was hawking the fake examination papers at a mouthwatering Ksh1,500 per paper, or Ksh2,000 for a complete examination paper with its marking scheme.
In a typical conman’s language, he cautioned the over 900 parents and students in the group not to introduce others as he was busy attending to those who were willing to buy.
“Avoid many stories in my inbox; I have many clients,” said the teacher in one of his court responses seen by detectives.
He further cautioned the group members to be very cautious of scammers since he was the only one with legit papers.
The suspect, who had used a stolen identity card to register the SIM cards, had separately opened a bank account and provided a till number where the money would be sent.
The suspect’s plans were however nipped in the bud when detectives infiltrated the group posing as students who had not done their revision and wanted to reap where they hadn’t sown.
A manhunt for the suspect immediately followed leading to his arrest in Gikambura village, Kiambu County, where several SIM cards believed to be used in the fraud were found in his possession.
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