By Alloys Musyoka 
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) supervisor is recuperating at home after he was abducted, brutally assaulted, and left for dead by suspected Form Four candidates in Kinango Sub-County for allegedly blocking an examination cheating syndicate.Julius Ndurya, who had been supervising the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations at Vigurungani Secondary School since Monday last week, suffered severe head cuts and a fractured hand during the Wednesday evening attack.
According to Mr. Ndurya, his ordeal began when he firmly resisted attempts by some teachers and local education officials to facilitate examination irregularities at the school. He claimed that on Monday, he was offered a Sh50,000 bribe to turn a blind eye to the malpractice, an offer he flatly rejected.
Later in the week, Mr. Ndurya confiscated unauthorized exam papers that a teacher had sneaked into the examination room. He locked the materials away as evidence, though they were later stolen from his locker.
Following the standoff, Mr. Ndurya was summoned to the Kinango education offices by a quality assurance official at night meeting, who allegedly warned him to "cooperate" with the school's teachers to ensure the exams ran smoothly. 
As he was leaving the meeting, he was hijacked at Bang’a area and taken to Vigurungani, where his attackers descended on him.
"They kept asking me why I was being so strict and stopping them from copying the exams, threatening to kill me," Mr. Ndurya recounted from his home.
Believing he was dead, the assailants abandoned him at the scene. Good Samaritans-mostly local boda boda riders-rescued him and rushed him to Kinango Hospital, where he was admitted for two days before being discharged.
Mr. Ndurya has since reported the matter to Kinango Police Station, though he remains in fear for his life. He alleged that local Ministry of Education officials and teachers are fully aware of entrenched exam-cheating cartels willing to kill to protect their operations.
Despite being asked by local officials to resume his duties, Mr. Ndurya has refused, stating he is physically unable to work and fears those behind the attack may return to "finish the job."
Samuel Chimega the victim's uncle condemned the incident terming it very unfortunate and insecurity to the teaching fraternity in Kinango Sub-County.
"It is very clear that the exam cartels in Kinango education offices are deep rooted. We want national examination council to intervene and ensure those responsible are dealt with accordingly," said Chimega..
He said as a family they have taken their son for safety as they leave the matter to the security.
When contacted for comment, Kinango Sub-County Quality Assurance Officer Abigael Mwamburi initially denied knowledge of the assault before admitting she had summoned Mr. Ndurya to a meeting at night shortly before the attack occurred. She declined to comment further and hanged up rudely.
Similarly, Kinango Sub-County Director of Education Josephat Ngumi Kinango claimed he was unaware of the incident, despite reports that he had visited the injured teacher at his home and gave him Sh3,000. Mr. Ngumi abruptly ended the phone call, stating he was not in a position to speak on the matter.
Leonard Ngumi TSC director Kinango confirmed the incident and said that investigation is still going on to ascertain what exactly happened.
"The issues raised about exam cheating have to be investigated further before we take action and come up with conclusions," he told journalists over the phone.
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