Details have emerged of widespread cheating and collusion during the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams, with police arresting over 22 individuals involved in the malpractice. The culprits include school heads, candidates, invigilators, and even police officers.
Key incidents include the dismissal of a principal after a Kiswahili exam was marred by malpractice. The entire supervision team was replaced, and multiple staff members were arrested.
In Kisumu, a student caught with a mobile phone during a Mathematics exam fled after biting a supervisor, returning later without the phone.
Use of technology to aid cheating has been reported, with projectors used to beam answers to candidates in some schools, and a former teacher impersonating an invigilator in Migori to scan a candidate’s paper.
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In Nairobi and Wajir, cases of impersonation were recorded, and some principals allegedly pressured officials to turn a blind eye or assist with smuggling materials.
The Ministry of Education has intervened, with 19 formal cases of malpractice identified across Nyanza, Rift Valley, and Eastern regions.
In response, the government has replaced supervisors, invigilators, and centre managers, and taken action to arrest and prosecute offenders. Mobile phones and photocopied materials have been seized in the crackdown.
By Mercy Kokwon
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