Principal, Supervisor arrested for tampering with KCSE exam papers

A pack of KCSE exam papers. Teachers say they marked the tests under intense pressure. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP.

A secondary school principal, a police officer and a supervisor in Nyeri County have been arrested for tampering with exam papers.

The Gatuanja Secondary School principal and the officer were arrested alongside an examination supervisor for tampering with Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations papers.

Central Region police boss Larry Kieng said the trio were arrested at the high school in Kieni East Sub-County on Monday at around 3pm.

He said they had attempted to open the Chemistry Paper (1) pack.

They will be arraigned on Tuesday, he said.