The Kenya National Examination Council has confirmed that the new measures to reduce cheating have greatly reduced the examination malpractice in this year’s examinations.
Entering the second week, various leaders have applauded the new measures taken by the Ministry. This is after managing to curb loopholes that have beeb experienced in the past few years.
However, the first week recorded some cases with 9 Principals being served with suspension letters. 46 students were also caught in various prohibited exam irregularities. This includes impersonation, sneaking of illegal gadgets and colluding with examination supervisors. READ: 9 Principals Suspended, 46 Student Caught Cheating In KCSE Week 1
KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njeng’ere was in Murang’a overseeing the distribution of examination papers for the second week. The CEO said the new rules that were applied in the administration of this year’s KCSE have helped curb irregularities.
The rules that includes double collection of papers both in the morning and evening has prevented early exposure of examination papers. The CEO saying that working with ICT and DCI has helped prevent online circulation of exams especially telegram.
“What they do is collude with someone, look for an image of the paper being done then try to share it on social media. I can assure you with absolute confidence there is no single genuine paper that can circulate on social media platforms.”
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Out of 903,206 candidates who are sitting for this year’s exams, only 46 have so far been implicated and according to the CEO, is a “negligible number”.
Njeng’ere also added that not only at the examination centers alone, but also at marking will exam malpractices be identified. He added that markers will be vigilant to identify any collusion with candidate scripts.
The examination officials continue to tighten the rules and measures to reduce cheating. These actions will be surrounding national exams to ensure integrity and honesty.
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