Nine teachers were on Friday dragged to court and remanded over a stunning PLE exam scandal. The drama happened as the Chief Magistrate heard how the teachers were caught red-handed with illegal PLE papers during the exams on 3 and 4 November. Uneb’s spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that the suspects were busy circulating the confidential […]
Nine teachers were on Friday dragged to court and remanded over a stunning PLE exam scandal.
The drama happened as the Chief Magistrate heard how the teachers were caught red-handed with illegal PLE papers during the exams on 3 and 4 November. Uneb’s spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that the suspects were busy circulating the confidential papers like cheap handouts.
One suspect was nabbed in Nansana, while the rest were smoked out of hiding in Nateete. All nine are teachers from four schools, now at the centre of the country’s latest education shame.
Five of the suspects quickly pleaded guilty and were whisked off to jail until 27 November for sentencing. The remaining four stubbornly denied the charges and will return to court the same day for their hearing.
According to the Uneb act, anyone who tampers with exams faces a twenty-million-shilling fine, five years behind bars, or both.
Kalule warned that Uneb will continue tightening security as the hunt for exam cheats intensifies.
