List of Kriminos naswad by Amina during exams

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You thought it was a joke when Education Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed chaired a major meeting by government agencies to check on preparations for national examinations set for October and November that was part of a wider government campaign to seal all loopholes for cheating?

Well no it wasn’t, security is clearly tight as culprits have started flowing in and its just the first day of the examinations.

The meetings chaired by the County Commissioners at the county level and Deputy County Commissioners at the sub-county level between September 3 and September 7 have begun showing results as reports reveal that Police in Kajiado have arrested a watchman at Bissil Girls’ secondary school after an attempt to sneak in some examination documents.

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Kenya National of Examinations Council (Knec) chairman George Magoha (right) with security officers after inspecting an examination container in Kisii .

The guard was arrested on Monday and handed over to the DCI after he reportedly tried to sneak the fake papers to a form four student.

The two associates both landed in fire as Kajiado Central deputy county commissioner Charles Wambugu said the student, who was to receive the documents, will also be required to record a statement as soon as she is through with KCSE.

“We do not want to instill fear or interrupt her concentration as the exams are still ongoing,” Wambugu said.

In defence the guard told the police he was handed the documents to deliver to the candidate when arrested at about 10 pm.

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Meanwhile, Kajiado county commissioner David Kipkemei on Tuesday night rescued a KCPE candidate hours after being married off in Mailwa, Matapato South ward.

“I am happy to report that we managed to secure her and she is now sitting her Class 8 examination at the school,” the administrator said.

The pupil was noted missing after she missed exam rehearsals at Mailwa primary school examination centre on Monday.

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The girl’s parents escaped the police dragnet after a tip-off from the girl’s parents’ neighbours informed the police. The man who had supposedly married the 14-year-old girl also escaped.

Earlier, Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa officiated the opening of the examination papers in Kajiado assuring the stakeholders of security.

The government wants to explore strategies on how to deal with students who are still managing to use mobile phone to access examination materials.

It also wants to address the problem of collusion, which involves candidates producing identical responses in an examination and, in most cases, are assisted by teachers to do so.

Last year, results of 1,205 candidates in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination were cancelled.

Also roped in the exercise was National Intelligence Service (NIS) to help deal with this new emerging trend that is threatening the credibility of national examinations.

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