knec dissolved

                        KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNIL DISSOLVED
The Kenya National Examinations Council's (KNEC) has been dissolved from the top management to junior staff due to the irregularities that marred national examinations in 2015.
Prof Kabiru Kinyanjui has been sacked with immediate effect and in his place Prof George Magoha { Former University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor } has been appointed as the new chairman of the board.
The government also ordered the arrest of the council’s chief executive officer Joseph Kivilu and eight other senior officer over examination irregularities.
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and his Interior counterpart Joseph Nkaissery said preliminary investigations had revealed complicity, irregularities and illegitimate activities on a number of fronts within and outside the council..
Ms Sarah Majani who is the senior deputy secretary for reprographics, Bobby Nyagah Mwai (senior deputy secretary), Geoffrey Gitogo, the senior deputy secretary in charge of ICT, Michael Ndua (principal supply chain management officer) and Richard Mwangangi, a deputy secretary are in fear of being rrested under the same allegations.

The two Cabinet secretaries said the officers were involved in examination irregularities that saw the results of about 2,709 KCPE candidates and 5,100 KCSE candidates cancelled.
“Some of the officers at the council are under investigations over examination printing scam known as “ chickengate”.we cannot allow the institution such as important as this to be run that way,” said Dr Matiang’i.
The Interior Cabinet Secretary said a security review of the management of the examination had revealed a need for deep reforms in the council.
The cheating had reached critical point and its effect is expected to be felt in some few years to come in the job market.
 “Examination cheating is criminal. We have decided that, we want to restore credibility and reduce criminality in examination ”said nkaissery .