Police attached to Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) have arrested a university student accused of selling fake KNEC examination papers.
The suspect, Chrispinus Nandafu Naisuma, a fourth-year student at Meru University of Science and Technology, was smoked out of his hideout in Kianjai, Tigania West Sub-County, following a tip off.
It is reported that Nandafu is the mastermind behind an online syndicate trading under the banner “The Teacher’s KNEC Exam 2025.”
The suspect who operates under multiple online persona like, Dr. Ibrahim, Madam Salim, Chat GPT, and Violent Kathini Mwendwa, has been conning unsuspecting members of the public into buying fake exam papers in the false hope of academic shortcuts.
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According to the police, the suspect was in possession of 29 Airtel SIM cards, six mobile phones, two laptops, and several Safaricom and Telkom SIM cards, among other incriminating items believed to have been used in the scam.
Nandafu is currently in custody undergoing processing pending his arraignment.
The police and KNEC have intensified a joint crackdown on individuals and syndicates peddling fake examination materials across the country as the national exams are set to take off soon.
The examination council has so far put on alert any activity that goes against the examination guidelines as members of the public warned against engaging with fraudsters claiming to sell genuine examination papers as all official exams are securely administered and protected by strict integrity measures.
By Juma Ndigo
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