How greed for the fruits of ‘uhuru’ birthed ghost of exam cheating

An invigilator distributes English paper one to candidates at St. Mary's Secondary School in Nyeri County, October 21, 2014 at the start of the K. C. S. E. examinations inside the schools hall.

?London was in political chaos and in Nairobi, anarchy appeared inevitable. At the time, Kenya was working incessantly to shake off the last vestiges of colonialism but citizens were pulling in different directions with sections of the colony agitating for Unilateral Declaration of Independence after secession.

Undeterred, like a rolling stone that gathers no moss, Kenya hurtled down the path of self-governance, unsure of the architecture of her government. In this ensuing confusion of state building, a powerful cartel went to work. This was October 1963 and in two months, Kenya would join the community of states as a free entity.