Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migosi wants
the courts to expedite cases involving suspects of KCSE irregularities to deter further alleged leakages.
The CS, who has intensified countrywide tours to
assess the progress of the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Examinations,
said the prosecution process is slow and abetting crime.
Migosi, however, maintained that this year's KCSE tests have not leaked in any way because of the foolproof security measures adopted by the government.
Migosi said that once the courts dispense with the cases expeditiously, then the punishment handed to the suspects will serve as a measure to deter those intending to commit irregularities.
The CS said successful prosecutions will help protect the integrity of national examinations even as he warned that those arrested over irregularities will face the full force of the law.
“We want to appeal to the courts to expeditiously dispense of cases involving KCSE suspects so that the guilty can face the music to serve as a deterrence for others with such ill intentions,’’ the CS told the Star.
“There should not be delays in dealing with suspects who are trying to con Kenyans by presenting fake examination papers. They should face the music swiftly and expeditiously.”
Migosi rubbished claims that the integrity of this year’s KCSE tests has been compromised, insisting the government is working round-the-clock through a multi-agency team to protect the exams.
“We have put in place stringent measures that have guaranteed the safety and security of national examinations across the country. The government is dealing with isolated cases of people with fake examination papers which they are claiming to be genuine,’’ Migosi said.
This is Migosi’s first time to oversee national examinations since he assumed office in August after President William Ruto reconstituted his Cabinet.
He succeeded former Education CS Ezekiel Machogu.
This year, security officers have arrested a couple of suspects nabbed over involvement in examination irregularities including those selling fake exam papers.
The National Examinations Council has insisted that KCSE tests have not leaked and that suspects are only hawking around fake papers to unsuspecting Kenyans.
The government has deployed a multi-agency approach in the administration of KCSE tests with officers working closely to safeguard the integrity of the examination.
Migosi is leading top government officials in inspecting the opening of security containers holding KCSE examination papers at Sub County headquarters across the country.
