A primary school teacher, along with his accomplice, was arrested in a shocking unveiling of academic fraud and digital deceit during a coordinated assault on online examination corruption connected to counterfeit Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2025 result slips.
The arrest was made possible through a meticulously planned operation of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), as authorities confirmed on Monday.
As per the detectives, the accused, one of whom was identified as Albert Kerry Nyadianga and the other, David Opiyo, or “G.O.A.T.,” managed a vast social media network that allegedly offered KCSE grade upgrades for cash, therefore trapping apprehensive students and parents eager to affect the examination results.
Opiyo, the alleged mastermind, who is currently a serving primary school teacher, led a group wrongly dubbed “KCSE 2025 Grade Upgrading” with over 45,000 members online. Investigators are of the opinion that the platform and the accompanying forums were utilized for distributing fake KCSE result slips, which were almost identical to the originals.
In a spectacular two-location operation, DCI personnel detained Nyadianga in Kisumu, and at the same time, Opiyo was arrested in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County. A forensic investigation of their phones revealed a huge stash of fake result slips and exam-related documents, which, according to the authorities, were shared extensively in various online groups.
DCI investigators announced in a public warning that “KCSE results are secure and tamper-proof” and requested the public not to accept attempts at grade manipulation and to immediately report any such activities. The authorities stated repeatedly that official results are only available through KNEC’s approved channels and that any intervention to change results outside of formal procedures is unlawful.
The residents and the educational stakeholders could not contain their dismay at the enormity of the fraud, which, some say, has already eroded the credibility of a major national examination that allows students to enter universities and win scholarships.
The suspects are still detained and are waiting to be taken to Milimani Law Courts, where they will probably be charged with fraud, dissemination of false examination documents, and impersonation. The police said that a larger manhunt is already in progress to get rid of the other parts of the fraud network.
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