On Wednesday, October 31, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation arrested eight persons suspected to have been involved in exam cheating, according to a report by Daily Nation.
The suspects were arrested at Hezta Academy in Ol Kalou Constituency, Nyandarua County and set to be arraigned in court on Thursday, October 31.
The arrests came after Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha and his Interior counterpart Fred Matiang'i issued strict warnings that the authorities were on high alert.
Detectives who made the arrests confiscated rubbers, sheets of tissue paper and mobile phones from the suspects.
Confirming the arrest, Nyandarua County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich and Police Commander Gideon Ngumi stated that investigations into the matter took over eight hours.
Those in custody include; Tabitha Wambui, the proprietor of the academy, the supervisor, invigilators and Musa Mirobi who is the centre manager.
Police stated that one of the exam officials took photographs of the papers using a mobile phone and sent the questions to teachers who were at the school.
The teachers would then write the answers on tissue papers and rubbers and deliver them to students for copying.
“Our officers got suspicious about the elaborate, systematic movement during the examination. They investigated the matter and discovered the racket. We have impounded the cheating materials and arrested the suspects,” Nyandarua county commissioner stated.
In West Pokot County, five KCPE invigilators were arrested on October 31, for their suspected involvement in exam malpractice.
The five allegedly colluded with teachers who were picking the exam papers to leak the questions to other examination centres.
In Kakamega, four teachers were arraigned in court on Thursday, October 31 and charged with the conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour by helping KCPE candidates cheat.
Police had arrested 11 people, including the four teachers. Of the 11, six were exam invigilators and one supervisor. The seven were treated as state witnesses against the teachers.
