How KNEC facilitated exam cheating in KCSE 2022- Parliamentary Report
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Parliamentary report reveals how KNEC officials facilitated exam cheating during the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
Parliamentary report reveals how KNEC officials facilitated exam cheating during the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
On March 22, the National Assembly’s Committee on Education reported that investigations had determined that some Kenya National Examination Council officers had facilitated exam cheating during the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
The Committee’s Chairperson, Julius Melly, released findings during a hearing session in Mombasa, saying that KNEC personnel had shared exam papers in exchange for cash.
The Committee also expressed concern about the abrupt change in some of the schools’ performance after they had received high grades and overall mean scores for the tests in 2022.
The parliamentary review of the historical data from the scrutinized schools revealed significant deviations, raising concerns about the short-term impact.
“There was cheating in the exam 2022. And the members of the public have put it very clear that most of the cheating originated from the council itself,” Melly stated.
On their part, teachers who made submissions before the committee divulged some elements placed within the examination body engaged in selling examination papers, a business they described as highly lucrative.
Further, the teachers called for stern prohibitive measures, including establishing an independent body to provide oversight on KNEC in its mandate of administering national examinations.
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“It is a system that is corrupt. I am told this has happened and then I look to the other side. If we leave this unpunished the cartels will be bolder,” a representative told the committee.
Members of the committee announced that investigations into the conduct of the 2022 KCSE will be completed in two months.
Subsequently, the Committee will compile a report recommending action against the culprits.
The Committee will, in the meantime, continue traversing the nation for the public hearing sessions.
However, the MPs ruled out the possibility of cancellation of results for the candidates who sat the 2022 KCSE.
In January, Education Cabinet Secretary dismissed reports insinuating that the exam was marred with rampant cheating despite public outcry over some of the results posted in some schools.
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