Police Apprehended After Deserting KCSE Exam Room

According to a police statement, the officer, a police constable, left his station at Koiban Secondary School at 2 p.m. to execute an illegal raid in the Kimngoror District of Nandi County.

An officer from the Kamungei Police Station allegedly went to a property one kilometer distant to conduct an operation targeting illegal brewers.

In what was later determined to be an unannounced raid, the police constable began ransacking the compound. The owner of the farmhouse objected to the uninvited officer's conduct, causing a ruckus.

The ensuing chaos drew the attention of locals who had arrived at the facility. They cornered him and threatened to teach him a lesson, even lynching after the cop raided their neighbor's property.

Before being detained for processing, the officer was freed by the local area chief, who informed the Chepterwai Police post of the extraordinary change of events.

During questioning, the officer was unable to provide a believable justification for leaving the center or identify who gave him the order to carry out the operation.

"The OCS Chepterwai Police Station rushed to the scene, and under interrogation, the officer was unable to provide a credible account of why he had left the exam center and who had assigned him illicit liquor operations," read a statement.

As a result, his handgun was seized. For further investigation, the case has been referred to the Nandi County Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

The Ministry of Education, in particular, has documented a number of incidences of cheating during the ongoing KCSE exam. Prof. George Magoha, Cabinet Secretary for Education, pardoned two applicants who attempted to use their phones to gain admission to the exam room. The CS did emphasize, however, that procedures had been put in place to prevent cheating on national tests.