Authorities on Monday, November 4, detained eight teachers from Pala Masogo Secondary School in Homa Bay Sub-County for examination malpractice.
The teachers were arrested after they were reportedly caught making photocopies of the chemistry examination papers within the school premises.
However, it has since been established that the exam paper being photocopied by the teachers was meant for a student who was in hospital.
Among the individuals arrested are some teachers employed by the school, the examination center manager, and invigilators.
According to Homa Bay Sub-County Police Commander Emmanuel Kiplagat, evidence which includes the copied exam papers has since been collected by authorities and will be used in the case against the suspects.
This latest incident highlighted the recurring plight the Ministry of Education has been grappling with during national examinations, as malpractices continue to become more prevalent in recent years from both students and invigilators.
On Monday, November 4, senior government officials from various ministries, led by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba were deployed to monitor the Form Four national examinations.
As 965,000 candidates sit for their exams, Ogamba sounded a dire warning to anyone planning to engage in examination malpractice, warning that they would face the full force of the law.
"Anybody found to be involved in exams malpractice will be arrested and prosecuted and there is no exception," Ogamba asserted on Monday as he requested the Judiciary to hasten the disposal of cases so culprits could be prosecuted as promptly as possible.
This year's KCSE examinations have not been without incidents. In Ebubere Secondary School, Mumias East Constituency, a family was left in grief after the sudden death of a 19-year-old candidate on Tuesday morning.
The death came as a shocker to the student's family as he had reportedly left his home to attend to his exams in good health earlier that morning.
A day earlier, in Tigania West, Meru County, another student lost his life just hours before sitting for his first paper.
