KCSE supervisor recounts brutal attack after refusing Sh50,000 bribe to compromise national exams

KNEC supervisor Julius Ndurya, who was allegedly assaulted after rejecting a Sh50,000 KCSE cheating bribe in Kinango, Kwale County. (Photo: Courtesy)

A Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) supervisor who allegedly turned down a Sh50,000 bribe to facilitate examination cheating is nursing serious injuries after suspected Form Four candidates abducted and brutally assaulted him in Kinango, Kwale County.

Julius Ndurya, who was supervising the ongoing 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations at Vibugurugani Secondary School, sustained serious head injuries and a fractured hand in the Wednesday evening attack.

Speaking to NTV, Ndurya said the ordeal began after he refused to cooperate with attempts by some teachers and local education officials to compromise the integrity of the national examinations.

He claimed he was offered Sh50,000 on Monday to overlook examination irregularities but rejected the bribe.

Ndurya further alleged that a teacher had sneaked unauthorised examination papers into the examination room. He confiscated the materials and locked them in his locker as evidence, but they were reportedly stolen before he could take further action.

The supervisor said he was subsequently confronted by people who threatened to kill him for refusing to assist those allegedly involved in the examination malpractice.

Recounting the attack, Ndurya said his assailants warned him against returning to the school, accusing him of refusing to help members of his own community despite being offered money.

“The boys were shouting, ‘ Tomorrow you are not coming back to school; we are killing you because you come from our community, you are a Duruma like us, but you are not ready to us. We even give you money. So I pretended that I was dead. That’s when they left me. But whatever I heard was like Abdala tuende wachana na huyu amekufa,” Ndurya said.

He also claimed that he had received warnings from some education officials following his refusal to cooperate with other teachers.

According to Ndurya, a quality assurance official summoned him to the Kinango Education Offices, where he was allegedly cautioned about the consequences of failing to work with other teachers.

The official reportedly warned that his actions could lead to an unfavourable report against him and the examination centre.

“Trust me, mwalimu, have a job to protect; be very careful. Whatever happened, it may force us to write a very bad report about you and about the station. And it may even make us write a report on what happened. So if you don’t go back tomorrow, then it will create many problems,” Ndurya recounted.

Ndurya has since reported the attack at Kinango Police Station but says he remains fearful for his safety.

“I’m not safe. I suspect that now this deal has many people in hand. It may even turn against me. They may find me. They may kill me to hide evidence,” he said.

He further alleged that some teachers and local Ministry of Education officials knew about the suspected examination irregularities but failed to intervene.

Police have launched investigations into the attack, the alleged examination malpractice and the identities of those who may have been involved.

Investigators are also expected to establish whether the assault was directly linked to the alleged cheating scheme and determine the role, if any, of the individuals mentioned in Ndurya’s account.