The high indiscipline of these boys stirred a huge moral debate by Kenyans over the character of the boys who have since walked home freely after shameless attempts to tarnish and abuse of the high Education executives including CS Amina.
Eight students of Ambira High School who were arrested for alleging they had stolen the KCSE examination have been released.They were freed on Monday by an Ukwala court for lack of evidence.
The judge told the students with identity cards to leave them at Ugunja police station. Those who did not have IDs were asked to leave their parents’ or guardian’s phone numbers.
The prosecutor said even though the students had been released, investigations on alleged exam cheating will continue.
The students were arrested on Monday last week after appearing in a video boasting about how they stole the examination.
They were also accused of insulting Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed and her interior counterpart Fred Matiang’i.
On Monday last week when they appeared before resident magistrate Gladys Adhiambo, they did not take plea. The prosecutor requested for seven days to investigate the matter.
The application was granted and the students were detained at Ugunja police station.
Earlier, Kenya National Examination Council chairman George Magoha said he regretted the moral decay among some students.
Prof Magoha, who spoke last Monday to journalists at Rangala Girls, said if the Ambira students were found to have cheated, action will be taken against them.
“We have already prescribed what we do to people who cheat and that is what we are going to do,” he added.
He, however, said they will not profile any school, but will let the law takes its course.
Police pursued the minors after a 30-second video clip went viral on November 23 showing the students celebrating completion of their national exams.
In the video, the students who were engaged in an old ritual called academic fire in which past exam papers, notes and other materials are torched, hurled unprintable insults at Ms Mohamed and Matiang’i for their efforts to curb exam cheating.
“Shule huisha, shule huisha, tumeiba, tumeiba (school ends, school ends, we cheated, we cheated),” shouted the candidates.
What action do you think the state can take on the boys?