The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has distanced itself from claims that it is soliciting cash from secondary school heads seeking intervention over exam irregularities.
In a statement, Knec warned all secondary schools to be wary of unscrupulous individuals adding that the exams body does not receive any cash or payment through mobile money transfer.
Knec's defence follows reports doing rounds on social media platforms listing some schools in the country that offered candidates for the 2015 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations that their results will be cancelled because of detected irregularities.
"Knec wishes to assure all the 2015 KCSE candidates, as well as their parents and guardians, that their examination scripts and any documents related to the 2015 KCSE examination are in safe custody," read the notice by Knec Chief Executive Officer Joseph Kivilu.
The notice added the list of schools being circulated on social media was not from Knec: "Therefore, we wish to warn secondary schools to be wary of such unscrupulous persons and that Knec does not receive any cash."
In the past, people posing as Knec employees have been caught soliciting bribes from school heads.
