Two directors Detained After 23 students Sit For Fake KPSEA Exams In Moiben

In Moiben Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, two directors of a private school were detained after 23 candidates—of whom their fate are currently unknown—sat for fake Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) \

Addressing journalists on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Moiben Deputy County Commissioner Duncan Okwach confirmed that the two were arrested after it was established that the school was not registered with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).

Parents to the sutdents in the school had raised concerns about loops after which the

I was established taht the 23 candidates who were sitting for the fake exam and the school had  not been registered for the KPSEA.

“Tulijaribu kuwahoji tukapata kuwa hawa watoto wamekuwa wakifanya mtihani ambao sio wa kawaida. Wamekuwa wanafanywa mtihani ambao umepigwa photocopy alafu wanapea watoto kufanya. Tumefanya uchunguzi na tumepata kuwa ni watato 23 ambao wamekuwa affected na huo mtihani. Kuna watu wawili ambao wamechukuliwa, tumewakatamata ili twende tuwahoji tujue kiini. Kwa sasa tumeachia shirika la KNEC na watu wa education wachunguze na watupee the way forward,” he said.

The fate of the affected candidates now remains unknown, with Okwach saying that they are banking on KNEC and the Ministry of Education for the way forward.

“Jana jioni wakati tulikuwa tunafunga, kuna mzazi mmoja alikuja kureport kuwa ameona vitu tofauti zikiendelea katika shule yake. Watoto wanachelewa kufanya mtihani na anadhani kuna vitu zilikuwa zinafanyika. Leo tukakuja hapa kwa hii shule kutaka kujua ni nini kinafanyika,” Okwach stated.

“Kufika hapa tukagundua kuwa kuna shule inajipendekeza kuwa inafanya mtihani, na hakuna mtigani inaendelea. Na pia tuligundua shule haijakuwa registered na watoto pia hawajakuwa registered kufanya mtihani. Mwalimu mkuu na wenye shule wamekuwa wakipatia watoto mtihani gushi wakisema kuwa ni KPSEA.”