A candidate has revealed intricate details of how they accessed papers before time in the just concluded KCSE examinations.
Speaking to the media, the student, who sought anonymity, intimated that they used social platforms to engage with clients who had access to the papers.
He added that the leaked papers would be sent to their phones an hour or two before the examinations began.
The candidate then wrote the answers on a napkin, which he successfully sneaked inside the exam room.
"On March 28, 2022, I engaged in conversations with someone who had the Geography paper in his possession scheduled for 11 am on that day."
"I received the exam paper, two hours before, wrote down the notes on a napkin which he successfully took into the exam room," he told NTV.
The candidate added that the authorities found it hard to trace the culprits as the communication mainly occurred on social media.
"We received all papers of Kiswahili, CRE, Chemistry including practicals. Often we would get the papers an hour or two hours before the exam begins. So the leakage was there and the government should stop saying otherwise," he reiterated.
Revealing how the plans came into play, the candidate affirmed that some of their teachers were aware of the exam malpractice but did not take appropriate action.
The student's sentiments differ from Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha who had affirmed that there was no leakage of the exam.
“I repeat: No examination paper has been leaked, none will. I thank all the thousands of KNEC-contracted personnel who have put aside all their personal and official demands to ensure the examination is safely guarded.”
At the time, the CS noted that his Ministry alongside DCI officers was alert to bust any cheating malpractice.
“A few scrupulous people have over the last five years devised a new dirty trick of opening examination packages a few minutes before the start time, in what we call the “early exposure” Magoha noted.
In total, 50 people including exam centre managers, invigilators and supervisors were apprehended over attempts to commit exam malpractices.
Further, a total of 300 mobile phones were confiscated from candidates, teachers and school staff. CS Magoha, while releasing the 2021 KCPE exam, noted that unscrupulous persons found guilty would face the full force of the law.
