29 mobile phones confiscated at school in Garissa as KCSE exams kick off

Education officials and security officers on Friday confiscated 29 mobile phones in one school in Dadaab, Garissa County, as the 2022 KCSE examinations kicked off.

This is according to Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) CEO Dr. David Nyeng'ere who said detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are looking into the matter, adding that those found culpable will be dealt with.

He attributed the case to the failure of invigilators to do proper frisking since the school, whose name has since been withheld, is a day school.

He added that KNEC has put in place measures to curb malpractices that had been witnessed in the past years by opening the containers at 7am on examination days, so as to minimize interference.

Dr. Nyeng'ere further noted that the open papers are then placed in front of the office with security in charge for the rest of the day.

This came as the CEO on Friday visited Mandera Secondary School and Moi Girls in Mandera County before later proceeding to Dadaab in Garissa County.