This archive report was first published on 10 May 2021.
On May 10, 2021, the Ministry of Education announced the cancellation of results for 287 candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) due to cheating.
The candidates were found to have been involved in various forms of cheating, including unauthorized materials, mobile phones, impersonation, collusion, and double script.
According to the Ministry of Education, the cancelled results are for individual candidates, not for any centre. The Ministry stated, "We have also recorded a few cases of impersonation and collusion in some of the centres, which were confirmed and punished in line with the KNEC Act."
Notably, the number of exam irregularities reported in the 2020 KCSE exams was lower compared to 2019, where 1,309 cases were reported.
