The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is on the lookout for a KCSE candidate, who fled the school during a raid.
On March 31, the DCI confirmed that it was looking for a candidate who changed into civilian clothes and jumped over the fence when spies arrived at the school.
Detectives suspected that the student fled to gain access to exam material for the agriculture paper, which was given on Wednesday, March 30.
According to the DCI, the candidate was accompanied by two others and they left behind a mobile phone containing the exam papers from Tuesday.
“He suddenly put on civilian clothes to hide his school uniform and jumped over the school fence into a neighboring campus. Detectives around the school got suspicious and chased them over the fence, landing with a snout on the other side,” the DCI said.
“He and two other unidentified persons who were conversing in low tones, scattered in different directions when the detective announced his arrival, leaving behind a mobile phone that contained the geography and physics papers administered on Tuesday and There was a replica of the Agriculture paper sitting of the candidates. Tomorrow,” the statement continued.
The DCI confirmed that a search operation is underway for the suspect and his associates, in which spies from the Forensic Cyber and Digital Laboratory are participating.
Notably, the DCI said it was committed to ensuring that national examinations were free of fraud, and that it had arrested several suspects on suspicion of examination tampering.
The DCI said in a statement that the four persons are suspected to be part of a larger syndicate conspiring to tamper with the examination.
As the dramatic incident unfolded, detectives in Nairobi were presenting four other suspects at the Milimani Law Court, who were part of a larger syndicate of “belling out” and “black” groups that were arrested two weeks ago.
— DCI Kenya (@DCI_Kenya) March 31, 2022
“The four had masterminded the examination fraud in social media groups, with thousands of followers sitting for the ongoing KCSE examination, buying examination papers and answers.
“Gideon Tanui, Kevin Kiprotich, Justice Leting and James Obongo pleaded not guilty and were released on Ksh300,000 cash bail and Ksh500,000 bond with surety,” the DCI said.
The officials warned students and others planning to malpractice in the exam that they would face dire consequences.
Other suspects were apprehended at Mbita, Garbatula and Turkana, with the police confiscating over 60 mobile phones.
Detectives probing cybercrime are currently analyzing mobile phones that will be used as evidence against suspects.
