A former school principal has been arrested over alleged involvement in the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination malpractice.
According to reports, the suspect was arrested in Embu County on Tuesday, May 26, by detectives and is expected to be arraigned alongside a staff member linked to the school.
The two are reportedly being investigated for their alleged involvement in activities that compromised the integrity of last year’s national examinations.
Ex-Principal arrested over exam irregularities
The ex-principal is accused of projecting exam answers onto a large television screen for students before the examinations were conducted in November 2025.
Following the reports, detectives raided the institution to make arrests, but the principal fled the scene, thereby evading the authorities.
Reports indicate that the former Head was relieved of his duties by the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC), even as the investigation into the matter continued.
Before being accused of exam irregularities, the school made a remarkable debut by outshining academic giants in the 2024 KCSE exams.
It got an impressive A- (minus) mean grade of 10.5686, surpassing schools like Alliance High, Kenya High, and Starehe Boys to emerge as the top-performing school in the country.
