A form one girl was caught sitting for Kenya Certificate for Primary Education on Tuesday at Sameta Sub County under unclear circumstances.
Security officers from Itumbe police station have since arrested the father of the girl, her uncle and Scania Academy Head Teacher.
Police say that the 14-year-old girl, who studies at Nyabonge Secondary, was nabbed following intelligence reports. Part of OB in the police said:
"KISII COUNTY , SAMETA SUB-COUNTY, ITUMBE P. STATION: OB No. 26/30/10/2018, SUBJECT- EXAMINTION CHEATING. At ITIBO location, GIASAIGA sub-location EBURI primary school exam centre. Today at a bout 1000hours the sub- county security team while on routine monitoring of the on going KCPE examinations discovered one girl namely Vera Kemunto Reuben aged 14yrs a form one student at Nyabonge Secondary school was registered as a KCPE candidate at a private school namely SCANIA Academy by the father without her knowledge.
"She was only informed to go and sit for the examination by the father after she officially closed for December holidays. The father Reuben Mogaka a deputy head teacher at Nyabonge primary in custody assisting the police, Mr. Mark Mogaka an uncle to the girl and brother to the owner of the academy was found by the police marking the class eight pupils attendance register at the home of the proprietor of the school.
"Mr. George Mosota Nyamwamu the h/teacher of the said a academy also in custody after he failed to produce the standard eight pupils attendance register. The owner of the school Mr. Charles Angaine Mogaka is still at large. Progress report to follow. Case PUI."
This comes amid tight security in the ongoing exams with a section of Kenyans accusing Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i of militarising exams.
Last month, while speaking in Nyamira, Matiang'i defended Gusii schools when education ministry revealed that a number of institutions from the region were being monitored over Irregularities.
County Commissioner Godfrey Kigochi confirmed the incident but said investigations were still ongoing to establish the motive behind the move.
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