Ogamba warns candidates, officials against cheating as record KCSE exams begin
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has issued a stern warning to candidates and examination officials against cheating as more than one million students began sitting the main written papers of the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
Ogamba singled out mobile phones, impersonation, collusion and possession of unauthorised materials as major threats to the credibility of the national examinations, warning that anyone found engaging in malpractice would face the law.
He said the Government had strengthened security around examination materials to minimise leakage and early exposure but cautioned that such measures would not eliminate the risk of cheating without vigilance from all those involved.