The incident was confirmed on Wednesday, November 4, by Nakuru County Education Director Victoria Mulili, who said the suspect had been handed over to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for further investigations.
Mulili explained that education officials and personnel from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) were involved in handling the matter before detectives took over the case.
She described the arrest as an important step in identifying examination malpractice, warning that authorities would remain vigilant throughout the examination period.
The incident involves an individual suspected of sitting an examination on behalf of another candidate, an offence that threatens the credibility of the national examination process.
The arrest comes as the government intensifies efforts to prevent examination irregularities during this year's KCSE examinations, which have attracted more than one million candidates.
According to available figures, 1,048,355 candidates are sitting the examinations in more than 10,000 centres across the country, marking the first time registered candidates have crossed the one-million mark.
KNEC has introduced additional security measures to prevent impersonation, examination paper leaks and other forms of cheating.
Under the new guidelines, centre managers, supervisors, invigilators and security officers must switch off their mobile phones and keep them in secure lockers outside examination rooms.
Candidates are also prohibited from entering examination rooms with wristwatches or electronic devices capable of connecting to communication networks. Schools have been directed to provide wall clocks to help candidates monitor examination time.
Authorities have further tightened procedures governing the opening of examination containers, which must be accessed at exactly 7:00 am. Officials handling the materials must appear on authorised lists and present their original national identity cards.
On Wednesday, November 4, candidates sat Chemistry Paper 2 and General Science Paper 1 during the morning session. The afternoon session featured English Paper 3, which covered creative composition and essays based on set texts.
The written examinations are expected to conclude on Friday, November 20, following oral and practical assessments conducted in October.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has maintained that examination materials must remain secure and every candidate must be given a fair opportunity to complete the national examinations without interference.
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