A man involved in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary School (KCSE) examination malpractices has been arrested.
In an update on Wednesday, November 13, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Collins Kipchumba Kemboi was arrested in Kiamunyi, Nakuru County.
The investigating agency said the 23-year-old ran Telegram and WhatsApp groups with 86,500 members as a female named Dorothy Jerop Kiprono.
"Operating in the guise of a female namely Dorothy Jerop Kiprono, the 23-year-old man had become the nightmare of KNEC officials, having mobilized a following of over 78,000 exam leakage seekers in his Telegram account and over 8,500 in his WhatsApp groups.
"In an all-out war to curb the unbecoming practice of cheating, DCI officers attached to KNEC jointly with their Nakuru County counterparts sharpened their claws on the miscreant, pouncing on him like a cornered rat at his abode in Kiamunyi," DCI said.
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According to the investigating agency, Kemboi was busted with a phone used to extort unsuspecting members of the public alongside several SIM cards.
"The detectives had no business turning the house upside down in search for evidence, as Kemboi was caught pants down with his tools of trade right on the table.
"His key asset - an Infinix Hot 10 Lite phone - used to fleece unsuspecting grade-seekers was confiscated, alongside several SIM cards, national IDs bearing different names, and a driving license," DCI added.
Kemboi, a holder of a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management degree was taken to Nakuru Central Police Station ahead of his arraignment in court today.
On Monday, November 11, police arrested a man purporting to have access to the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE) examination papers.
DCI said Stephen Nyang'au Mbeche was arrested following an operation involving officers attached to Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and their counterparts from Masaba North.
"Mbeche, the administrator of "KCSE 2024 Leakage Group" on Telegram, was cornered and arrested after a sustained surveillance operation.
"A detailed search at his premises resulted in the seizure of a mobile phone and a laptop, the supposed tools of the trade he uses to exploit parents and students involved in the cheating," DCI said.
