NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 28 – Directorate of Criminal investigation detectives attached to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) have arrested a teacher at the St Lilian Academy in Gikambura for allegedly possessing and selling fake National examination papers.
According to the DCI, Nicholas Ngumbau Kalewa alias ‘Mr examiner’, claimed to have both the primary and secondary National Examination papers and opened over 10 Whatsapp and Telegram accounts where he sold fake papers from between S|h1,500 to 2,000.
“The examiner, had opened over 10 Whatsapp and Telegram accounts where he was hawking the fake examination papers at a partly sh1,500 per paper and Sh2,000 for a complete examination with a marking scheme,” stated the DCI.
Detectives later infiltrated in the group posing as students and saw the teacher cautioning over 900 parents and students in the groups not to engage in other matters especially in his inbox as he was busy attending to his clients.
The teacher further cautioned them of scammers and that he was the only one that had legit products.
“In a typical conman’s language, he cautioned the over 900 parents and students in the group not to introduce other matters, as he was busy attending to those who were willing to buy,” the DCI said.
Following investigations carried out by the detectives, the suspect was arrested in Gikambura village in Kiambu county where he was also found him in possession of several sim cards which he used stolen identity cards to acquire and were used to open a bank accounts.
The ministry of Education the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) and the Directorate of Criminal investigations have assured that they will introduce mechanism aimed at upholding integrity at the ongoing National examinations.
