Nairobi, Kenya – Twenty-six more individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in malpractice during the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The arrests include nine students, fifteen examination officials, one school cook, and one civilian, bringing the total number of arrests linked to the scandal to 71 since the exams began.
Oceania Junior Secondary School in Mombasa, located at the Shelly Beach examination centre, tops the list of institutions implicated in the scandal. Those arrested at Oceania include the centre manager, Edinah Furaha Nelson; invigilators Omar Rashid Mzungu, Collins Oduor Oteyo, Steven Kimani Kamau, Lucy Awino Odhiambo, and Mwanajuma Zami Chale; as well as the school cook, Lina Owiti. Six students from the school were also taken into custody.
In Bungoma County, St. Cecilia Secondary School recorded the arrest of five invigilators: Winny Musamala, Mercy Loponi, Annette Oswani, Rose Barasa, and Charles Wafula.
In Migori County, two individuals from St. Anne’s Sunrise Secondary School, Deputy Centre Manager Benard Otieno and invigilator George Oudo, were arrested, while Agoro Sare Secondary School saw the detention of invigilators James Nyasani Nyakundi and Peter Odhiambo Sima.
Elsewhere, Friends Kaptola Secondary School in Bungoma recorded the arrest of Alvin Nyongesa, a civilian with no official role at the institution. Students implicated include one each from Magunga Secondary School, Sangailu Secondary School, and Sosiani Secondary School, in addition to the six from Oceania Junior Secondary School.
Authorities have intensified surveillance and security measures at examination centres nationwide, warning that strict action will continue against individuals attempting to undermine the integrity of Kenya’s national examinations.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has emphasized that the continued arrests reflect the agency’s commitment to ensuring a credible and fair examination process.
