University student charged over fake 2025 KCSE exam leak claims
Nasiuma Chrispinus Nambafu is accused of claiming to have access to genuine KCSE examination papers purportedly obtained from the Kenya National Examinations Council
A university student has been charged with publishing false information about the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations and possessing several national identity cards belonging to other people.
Nasiuma Chrispinus Nambafu, a Bachelor of Science student majoring in Mathematics and Physics, appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, where he faced multiple charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act and the Registration of Persons Act.
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According to the prosecution, Nambafu allegedly circulated false and misleading information between 2022 and October 11, 2025, through a WhatsApp group named “Teachers KNEC Exams 2025.” He is accused of claiming to have access to genuine KCSE examination papers purportedly obtained from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC).
The court heard that the accused shared the false information “with the intention of deceiving the public and soliciting money from unsuspecting individuals who believed the materials were authentic.” Prosecutors described his actions as a deliberate attempt to exploit public anxiety ahead of the national exams.
Nambafu was charged with false publication under Section 22(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018.
He also faces three additional counts of unlawful possession of identity cards, contrary to Section 14(1) and Section 14(f) of the Registration of Persons Act (Cap 107).
Investigators told the court that on October 11, 2025, in the Kianjai area of Tigania West, Meru County, Nambafu was found with several identity cards — including those belonging to Lucy Muthoni Kimencu and Bosco Kioko Wambua. A third ID, whose owner is yet to be identified, was also recovered.
The prosecution requested that Nambafu be detained to allow further investigations into possible links between the fake exam claims and the recovered identity cards.
Nambafu denied all the charges. The court released him on a cash bail of Sh100,000 pending trial.
The case will be mentioned in two weeks for further directions.
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