A suspected cheating case was reported on 1st June, 2016 in Lilongwe West Education District, an area bordering Mchinji District.

The suspect is 21-year old Liphet Gambatula who was writing the examination at Chileka CDSS Cluster Centre. She is a student at God’s Power Private Secondary School based in the area.

Gambatula was found with a reference material alias “likasa” during a Mathematics paper. She was arrested on the spot and handed over to Namitete Police for prosecution. She was released on police bail and is continuing writing the examination.

On 3rdJune, 2016, another student, Joseph Mataya, was arrested in Nasawa in Zomba Rural Education district.

Mataya, aged 23 years– and Open Distance Learning (ODL) candidate in Nasawa– was caught with “likasa” during the writing of Life Skills the day before. He was arrested on 3rd June. He is in custody at Namadzi Police Station, awaiting trial.

Possession of unauthorised reference materials is contrary contrary to MANEB (Conduct of Examinations) Regulations section 29 (7) as read together with MANEB Act section 14 (8).

If convicted in competent court of law, the culprits face a maximum of 2 year jail term and/or a fine of K50,000.