Members of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) board have been fired following massive irregularities in national exams.
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi announced the move, on Thursday, March 24, after the board arguably failed to meet its mandate as per section 10 of the KNEC Act No. 29 of 2012.
“KNEC is mandated to set and maintain examination standards,” reads the Act (click here)
Subsequently, former University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor George Magoha has been appointed to replace Kibiru Kinyanjui as the chairman of the KNEC board with immediate effect.
Other KNEC senior officials, led by CEO Joseph Kivilu, have been ordered to record statements with the police over cheating in the 2015 KCSE exams.
Others directed to record statements over the 2015 exams cheating are: Ambia Noor (senior deputy secretary – examinations), Maundu Mantenzawa (deputy secretary – security), Thomas McKenzie (principal examination secretary) and Sarah Majani (senior deputy secretary – reprographics).
Bobby Mwai, Geoffrey Gitogo, Michael Ndua and Richard Mwangangi also got similar orders from Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery.
If charged over examination malpractices and found guilty, the officials could each be sentenced to prison for up to five years or be fined a maximum of KSh 1 million; or both.
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