12 counties did not cheat in 2015 KCPE, 2,709 cases reported

The number of students who cheated in the 2015 KCPE exam increased from 1704 to 2,709, Educations CS Fred Matiang'i has said.

Matiang'i, who announced the results on Wednesday, said the cases were reported in 35 counties. The number of candidates who sat for the exam was 927,789.

He said no cases of exam irregularities were registered in the other 12 counties.

The 12 are

Taita Taveta, Siaya, Nyeri, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Marsabit, Kajiado, Elgeyo Marakwet and Uasin Gishu.

The CS asked counties to follow up on the cases of cheating once the Kenya National Examination Council released reports to them.

“We will do whatever it takes to bring cheating to an end in all counties. We must be accountable because cheating is the lowest form of intellectual dishonesty,” he said at Mtihani House in Nairobi on Wednesday.

"We will hold Knec accountable because we want to find a way of dealing with cheating."

Knec CEO Joseph Kivilu said investigations on the root cause of national exam challenges, including cheating, are ongoing.

“We have identified pupils, teachers and security personnel responsible for cheating. They will soon be arraigned in court," he said.

He lauded the media for "responsible reporting" on the irregularities

during the exam period. Several suspects were arrested with test papers before the exams began.