KCSE Examination Malpractice: Two Students Found with Mobile Phones.
On the fourth day of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, Wednesday, November 6, two students from a high school in Ruiru were discovered with mobile phones in an examination room, a violation of strict KCSE examination rules.
Ruiru DCIO Jeremiah Ndumbai stated that officers conducting surveillance during the distribution of exams to the center were alerted to possible exam rule violations at one school in the Kiambu County area.
Acting on this information, officers arrived at the school, where an investigation led to the discovery of a student with a mobile device. During a subsequent search, a second student was also found in possession of a mobile phone.
These incidents occurred despite the Kenya National Examinations Council’s (KNEC) mandate that all mobile phones be collected at the head of each examination center and secured under lock and key to prevent potential exam leakage.
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The DCIO confirmed that the phones were seized for further examination, and he assured the public that no examination content was accessed by the students.
Investigation and Consequences
DCIO Ndumbai emphasized that although there was no exam leakage, this situation constituted a serious breach of examination regulations, and further analysis of the phones is underway.
The case has now been escalated to the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for additional scrutiny.
Additionally, Ndumbai advised students against engaging in exam malpractice, urging them to abide by examination rules rather than resort to cheating methods that could have lasting negative consequences. He encouraged students to focus on their studies, rather than attempt to circumvent the system.
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Ruiru Deputy County Commissioner Julius Too, who was in charge of the monitoring team, indicated that KNEC would be taking disciplinary measures against any students involved in exam misconduct.
In a related incident, ten teachers in Homa Bay County faced arrest on Tuesday for allegedly copying KCSE examination papers. Magistrate Christine Auka released the teachers on cash bail of Ksh1 million each, with the court setting their hearing date for November 20.
KCSE Examination Malpractice: Two Students Found with Mobile Phones
