Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has been put on the spot over allegations of possible Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination leakage following his online revision lessons, which have attracted criticism from Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai and former Nairobi County employee Geoffrey Mosiria.
The controversy emerged after Babu shared an excerpt of the actual KCSE Mathematics Paper 1 on his X account on Wednesday, November 4, claiming that most of the questions had featured in his annual online revision classes.
The lawmaker had conducted a revision session for the subject on Wednesday, October 28, ahead of the examination.
After the paper, he posted some of its questions alongside a message celebrating the accuracy of his predictions.
"90% of what we revised was tested, and our predictions were 90% accurate. If you followed everything I taught you, you should get an A plain, even without attending a single class. Preparation pays!" he wrote.
However, his remarks raised questions about how accurately his revision lessons had anticipated the examination, with Alai questioning whether candidates had received an unfair advantage.
In his reaction, the Kileleshwa MCA compared the situation to schools purchasing examination papers and warned that politicians could potentially gain access to national examinations before sharing the questions through online platforms.
"What's the difference between this and schools purchasing exams? We now might just have politicians getting access to exams then sharing with everyone online," Alai stated.
Mosiria also weighed in, although he did not mention the Embakasi East MP directly, calling on the Ministry of Education and the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to investigate the allegations and take action against any examination officials found to have leaked the papers.
He argued that candidates who could not access the online revision platforms risked being disadvantaged if some individuals had prior access to examination questions.
Mosiria insisted that national examinations must remain fair and transparent, warning against practices that could compromise the integrity of the assessment process.
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