CA and DCI Accused of Aiding Exam Malpractice
MPs accuse two government agencies of facilitating exam cheating by protecting offenders.
The Education Committee of the National Assembly criticized the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for failing to adequately oversee national examinations.
Even after cases of exam fraud have been submitted to two state agencies, no individual has been prosecuted, according to Lawmakers.
Four months prior to this year’s national examinations, CA disclosed that an additional 36 cases of cybercrime accounts are being investigated.
After meeting with the two government agencies, Committee Chairman Julius Melly stated that those tasked with advising on the integrity of examinations failed in their duties.
‘‘The DCI, the information they gave us was inconclusive. They have given us stale information which is about six months old,’’ Melly said.
‘‘The information they brought before this committee was not conclusive, we have taken them back to come before this committee with more detailed information on the peddlers of exam cheating who were arrested,’’ Melly said.
According to CA Director General Ezra Chiloba, 34 instances of impersonation on social media targeted the Ministry of Education, Kenya National Examination Council, and Teachers Service Commission in 2021. In 2022, there were 28 cases.
This year, approximately 36 cases have already been identified, four months before the exams begin.
Melly blamed the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team – Coordination Centre (National KE-CIRT/CC) for failing to mitigate cyber threats and nurture a safer Kenyan cyberspace in the five years since its formation.
He stated that four months prior to the next examinations, the teams tasked with ensuring the exams’ integrity do not have answers to the challenges confronting the council.
Melly stated that it was evident that there was a cover-up regarding the accomplices to the crime.
Eve Obara, an MP for Kabondo Kasipul, admonished the government investigators not to generalize about the individuals under investigation, but rather to identify and shame them.
CA and DCI Accused of Aiding Exam Malpractice
