KNEC Supervisor Attacked After Rejecting KSh 50,000 Bribe to Facilitate KCSE Cheating

A Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) supervisor is recovering at home after surviving a brutal attack allegedly carried out by Form Four candidates following his refusal to facilitate cheating during the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 11, at Vingurugani Secondary School in Kinango Sub-County, Kwale County, where the supervisor had been assigned to oversee the national examinations.

According to reports, trouble began after the supervisor intercepted unauthorised examination materials allegedly smuggled into the examination room by a teacher. He confiscated the papers and secured them as evidence, but they were later reportedly stolen from his locker.

The supervisor was subsequently summoned to the Kinango education offices, where a quality assurance official allegedly pressured him to cooperate with teachers implicated in the examination malpractice.

On Monday, November 9, he was reportedly offered KSh 50,000 to facilitate cheating but turned down the deal.

His refusal allegedly triggered threats from some students, who warned that they would attack him.

The threats were reportedly carried out two days later when the supervisor was abducted and severely assaulted. He sustained deep cuts to his head and a fractured hand.

Speaking to NTV, the supervisor revealed that he survived by pretending to be dead after his attackers left him helpless and stole the little money he had.

He further claimed that his attackers questioned why he was unwilling to help them despite sharing the same Duruma community.

Following the incident, the victim reported the matter at Kinango Police Station, prompting detectives to launch investigations into the attack and alleged examination malpractice.

The supervisor, however, remains fearful for his safety, claiming that the scheme could involve more people beyond the students who allegedly assaulted him.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and pursuing those suspected to have participated in the attack.

https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/646870-knec-supervisor-abducted-assaulted-by-form-candidates-refusing-kcse-cheating-bribe/

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