Police in Nandi County are investigating three schools for alleged exam malpractices after seven teachers were arrested with suspected examination material from social media.
According to the Nandi County Criminal Investigation Officer Peter Ochieng, Kamimei Secondary School in Nandi South, Koitalel Samoei Boys school in Nandi East and Lelwark Boys school in Nandi East have been put on radar after they were suspected to have interacted with national exams material.
Mr Ochieng said among the seven implicated teachers include one supervisor and one invigilator.
He said police and other security agencies across the county have been put on high alert to monitor and break any exam cheating syndicate ring.
“Those who are trying to ruin the lives of the innocent young learners won’t be spared; please stop destroying the lives of our children because their future depends on their education,” Ochieng warned when he briefed the Press in Kapsabet town.
Ochieng noted that police have the capacity to detect any exam fraud circulated online within the shortest time possible.
The arrested teachers were released on bond as police continue with the investigation.
Nandi County Commissioner Caroline Nzwili at the onset of exams warned that exam cheating syndicates will be dealt with accordingly.
Nzwili asked all the key players during schools KNEC exams to be vigilant and produce clean results.
“This time round we shall up our game because our security agencies are under firm instructions to ensure exam malpractices are dealt with accordingly,” Nzwili insisted.
Nzwili urged parents in the County to always instil accepted society conduct against ruined culture of cheating during exams.
Last year Kenya National Examination Council withheld Kenya Certificate of Secondary Schools results for 282 candidates in Koitalel Samoei Boys High School for one month while investigating suspected exam irregularities.
By Geoffrey Satia
