Nine school principals have been suspended on allegations of enabling malpractice in the ongoing KCSE exams.
Speaking on Friday November 10, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced that 46 candidates were also implicated in the vice.
According to the CS, the most prevalent cases of examination malpractice this year included foreign materials in examination rooms, candidate impersonations and collusion between invigilators and candidates.
The CS made the sentiments at Kolanya Girls in Teso North Busia County during a routine supervision of KCSE exams.
“So far we had 3 cases of collision, 2 impersonations and 9 centre managers that is the principals who were manning schools we have sent home …also 46 candidates were implicated,” he said.
The CS said that most of the students were found with foreign material in the examination rooms.
Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang, who was at Naivasha Girls High School, on the stated that the collection of exam material from Ministry of Education designated points has helped in preventing early exposure of the exam.
“You pick your paper at 1pm you arrive at school quarter to 2pm the exam begins at 2pm, the other one you pick at 7am you drive at quarter to 8am the paper starts at 9am…even if you wanted to open in 15 minutes you’ll just end up confusing your candidates, so this time we are good,” he noted.
National Examination Council CEO Dr David Njegere credited the Ministry of ICT with the prevention of early exposure and sharing of examination papers on social media.
“In those social media sites and chats they have made sure that nothing is happening there, in fact, I can tell you for a fact that since Monday this week, we have not had a true case of early exposure,” said Dr. Njegere.
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