Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi's academic woes took a new twist after his primary school stated that he was unsure where the legislator went after class 7.
Testifying in Court on Wednesday, September 7, Simon Cherop, the MP's mathematics teacher at Tulwopng’etuny Primary School in Uasin Gishu County, noted that he left the school while in class 7.
In a cross-examination session in court, Cherop maintained that he was not sure if the legislator joined another school to sit for his Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) examination.
Confirming to the court that Sudi was initially known as Kipchumba Kipletich, the tutor added that the vocal lawmaker was in that school for only classes six and seven - that was from 1995.
"Did you teach Sudi?" Cherop was asked by the prosecution, to which he said: "Yes. I taught him Maths in classes 6 and 7," he stated.
Cherop further claimed that Sudi was active in sports before he left.
The testimony was made in Sudi's absence, who skipped court to prepare for President-elect William Ruto's swearing-in.
According to the National Assembly website, Sudi sat for his KCPE exams at Olympic Primary School in 1998. Parliament records further state that Sudi then enrolled at Highway High School between 2003 and 2006, where he sat for his Kenya Certificate for Secondary School Education (KCSE).
Between 2007 and 2008, the lawmaker enrolled at the Kenya Institute of Management to pursue a Diploma in Business Management.
In May 2022, Highway High School Principal Patrick Maritim testified against Sudi, arguing that he did not sit for KCSE exams in that school as he had indicated.
He told the court that Sudi's name was not in the school's records.
"According to the records, Sudi did not sit for KCSE exams…Oscar Sudi’s name does not appear anywhere,” Maritim told the court.
The prosecution has lined up more witnesses to testify in Sudi's academic certificate forgery case before the court delivers its verdict.
