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Rampant cheating in national examinations saw top Knec officials sent packing

Former Chief Executive officer Kenya National Examination Council Dr Joseph Kivilu.(Photo: Jonah Onyango/Standard)

The year 2016 is one former Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) boss Joseph Kivilu would rather forget in a hurry.

For Kivilu and nine other senior Knec officials sacked alongside him, this was a long year filled with panic, anxiety and uncertainly after Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i disbanded the council’s board.

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