Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are hunting for a KCSE candidate who escaped from school during a raid by detectives
The DCI on Thursday, March 31, confirmed it was looking for the candidate, who changed into civilian clothes and jumped over the fence when detectives arrived at the school.
The detectives suspected that the student ran away to access examination material for the Agriculture paper that was administered on Wednesday, March 30.According to the DCI, the candidate was in the company of two other people and they left behind a mobile phone which had exam papers that had been done on Tuesday.
“He suddenly put on civilian clothes to conceal his school uniform and jumped over the school fence to a neighbouring compound. Detectives who were within the school’s vicinity became suspicious and followed suit over the fence, landing on the other side with a thud,” the DCI stated.
“He and two other unknown persons who were conversing in low tones scampered in different directions when the detective announced his arrival, leaving behind a mobile phone that contained a replica of the Geography and Physics papers administered on Tuesday and the Agriculture paper that the candidates sat yesterday,” the statement continued.
The DCI confirmed that a manhunt for the suspect and his accomplices is underway with detectives based at the forensic cyber and digital laboratory, joining in the operation.
Notably, the DCI stated that it was committed to ensuring that the national exams are untainted by cheating, having arrested several suspects on allegations of tampering with the examinations.
