During the 2015 KCPE examination, KNEC analysed information received from the monitoring team, examiners and the general public among others and identified 2,709 out of 927,789 candidates involved in examination irregularities.
These candidates were found in 111 out of 25,127 examination centres, representing 0.44% of the total number of examination centres.
The highest percentage of examination irregularities in the last 10 years was recorded in the year 2011 when 7974 (1.03%) of the total candidates who sat for the examination were involved in examination irregularities.
Collusion continue to be the most common form of examination irregularities accounting for 98.7% of the total number of examination irregularity cases reported in 2015 KCPE examination.
Out of the 47 counties, 12 did not have any cheating cases during the 2015 KCPE examination.
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Counties with no exam irregularities include; Taita Taveta, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River, Nyeri, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Marsabit, Uasin Gishu, Kajiado, Elgeyo Marakwet and Siaya.
Six of these counties, namely: Taita Taveta, Tana River, Nyeri, Kirinyaga and Siaya were also not involved in examination irregularities in the year 2014.
