Kenya's Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has confirmed the arrest of 78 individuals linked to fraud in the 2025 national examinations. The arrests stem from social media leaks of exam content and other malpractices during the ongoing KCSE and recently concluded KJSEA. The government vows to continue pursuing offenders to safeguard exam integrity.
On November 15, 2025, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced that security agencies had arrested 78 people for attempting to undermine the integrity of Kenya's 2025 national examinations. These arrests are connected to the exposure of examination content on social media platforms while tests were underway, as well as other fraud practices, including impersonation.
Ogamba emphasized the ministry's commitment to combating malpractice. "Evidence-led operations will continue, and more offenders will face the full force of the law," he stated. He added, "We have identified a few cases of individuals abusing social media platforms to expose the content of examinations in session. Our security agencies have been swift, and so far, we have arrested 78 individuals."
The crackdown occurs amid the administration of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams, which are ongoing. The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the inaugural Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) have concluded, with marking for KJSEA already in progress. For KJSEA, 11,342 examiners are working across 24 marking centres nationwide.
Despite progress, challenges persist. There were seven impersonation cases during the 2025 assessments, mostly involving adults posing as candidates. Early in the week, several individuals were arrested for trying to sit exams on behalf of actual candidates.
Under the Kenya National Examinations Act of 2012, offenders face cancellation of results, a ban from future exams, and prosecution. Candidates caught in malpractice will be ineligible to take national exams for up to three years.
To prevent cheating, the ministry introduced measures such as mandatory armed escorts for centre managers transporting exam materials, use of official vehicles for logistics, and a total ban on mobile phones within examination centres.