The Government has intensified monitoring of the digital space to deter criminal elements intent on compromising the integrity of the national examinations.
This is in the lead-up to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KCSE) examinations next week.
Internal security and National Administration Principal
Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo revealed that the National Command Centre for
Examinations Security has been fully activated to coordinate real-time
surveillance and response efforts across the country.
The multi-agency centre, which is domiciled at the Ministry
of Interior and National Administration, is staffed by officers drawn from
various security agencies, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of ICT, and
the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
It provides a 24-hour monitoring and rapid-response mechanism against any form of malpractice or digital interference.
“The centre allows us to access and assess information in
real time, and where there are gaps, we immediately intervene. So, our officers
are monitoring various social media platforms to identify and neutralize
individuals seeking to defraud parents, teachers, or candidates with fake exam
leaks,” said Dr. Omollo.
He further noted that the government is on high alert to
counter the fraudsters posing as exam insiders and soliciting money from
unsuspecting citizens under the guise of sharing leaked materials.
“We have known that in previous years, there have been challenges of early exposure. The Command Centre is coordinating all efforts to ensure that anyone involved is apprehended and prosecuted without delay,” the PS emphasized.
Speaking in Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi, after presiding
over the opening of a KPSEA and KJSEA examination container, Dr. Omollo assured
all stakeholders that adequate security measures have been put in place to
ensure the credible administration of all national exams.
He added that security teams at both national and grassroots
levels remain fully alert in supporting KNEC to safeguard fairness,
credibility, and public confidence in the examination process.
“We are already supporting the ongoing KJSEA and KPSEA examinations that began across the country on Monday. We shall sustain the same vigilance as KCSE candidates begin their papers next week,” the PS affirmed.
Additionally, he noted that the Command Centre is also
prepared to coordinate the delivery of examination papers in areas affected by
logistical challenges arising from the October-December 2025 short rains
season, ensuring that all candidates can sit their exams as scheduled.
Cheating has been an issue amid operations to tame it.
