Another 34 students suspected of cheating were also summoned by the Exam Disciplinary Committee and are awaiting the outcome of the investigations.
According to the invigilator of the sociology paper, Mrs. Kathure, the students were copying answers from writings that were on the classroom walls. The students are in the Faculty of Media and Communication.
The Academic Registrar, Dr. Ngoo, added that the students were caught with mobile phones in the exam room.
“We must note that most of the students were diploma students who cheated in the exam. These students are weaker academically and may be tempted to cheat to move on to the next level,” said Dr. Ngoo.
Dr. Ngoo went on to say,”Evil minds are always present in society. There is no cause for alarm. We are looking into the matter very cautiously and those who are found guilty will be kicked out of the institution.”
But some of the affected students say there was no cheating that took place.
“All the students who were sitting along the walls were told to write down their names on a piece of paper. We finished the paper and went on holiday. When we reported back to school in May, 72 of us were summoned by the Exam Disciplinary Committee and 38 were suspended immediately,” says Martin Korir, one of the suspended student.
