Police Arrests Over 10 Head Teachers And Teachers In PLE Paper Leaking

Posted on Nov 04, 2019
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Police is apprehending fraudsters who are hawking Primary Leaving Examination papers in districts of Kampala, Mukono, Mbarara and Mubende.

The latest development shows that, a team of Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) and police have arrested more than six people over leaking fake PLE examination papers.

According to the officer-in-charge of the national examinations Mr James Turyatemba, the suspects were arrested over weekend in the Kampala Metropolitan areas of Namungoona, Namugongo, Mukono, Nsangi, Wakiso and Masaka respectively.

“By the time of their arrest, UNEB had not released any Primary Leaving Examinations to the field. These unethical people have been collecting large sums of money ranging from Shs400,000 to Shs10m from various schools with a promise that they would deliver them the genuine UNEB examinations,” said Mr. Turyatemba.

Speaking to the deputy Ugandan Police Spokesperson, Ms Polly Namaye, she says they have arraested now over 10 people who have been enaging in the illegal examination malpractice. The arrested includes head teachers and teachers.

She says, can't disclose the schools that fell culprit for fear of victimizing candidates.

“The four we arrested last month are going through the court process. We arrested the six over the weekend because they were holding meetings in Kireka and that is how we got them and we have them in our custody,” she said.

The Primary Leaving Examinations for the calendar year 2019 is a day exercise that kicks off today Monday 4th to Tuesday 5th November 2019.

Over 69,5793 candidates registerd this year and according to Mr Turyatemba, the officer-in-charge of the national examinations.

@PollyNamaye "The Police would like to caution the public that the PLE UNEB Exams being shared on social media platforms are FAKE and will only result into confusion if shared among students.
Schools are discouraged from paying for such" pic.twitter.com/i25BufK0Rt
— Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) November 4, 2019