Stop the cheats before they take over exam system again

Last week’s reports from the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) that the ogre of exam cheating might be making a comeback were depressing. The news comes at a time when Kenyans are still breathing a collective sigh of relief following the purge on exam cartels by Fred Matiang’i, the former Education Cabinet secretary, and his team from Knec.

Kenyans had come to believe that all was well and that the cartels had been dismantled for good. Stakeholders in the Ministry of Education must deploy whatever it takes to ensure that the integrity of national exams is protected.