Public Cautioned Against Involvement in any Examinations Malpractice, UNEB

Uganda National Examinations Board UNEB has cautioned students and the public at large against involvement in any form of examinations malpractice as Senior Six candidates today on Monday 13/11/2023 kicked off their written Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education UACE examinations.

UACE candidates begun writing their examination papers, starting with History for Arts students and Mathematics for Science candidates. "Over the weekend, the Board was able to effectively deliver all the examinations scripts to the respective stations, despite the challenges of rain and flooding of some roads in some parts of the country," Jennifer Kalule the UNEB Principle PRO said.

"We would like to caution candidates, all those involved in the conduct of the examination, as well as members of the public against involvement in any form of examination malpractice. We have had cases in PLE and UCE levels, where some scouts and invigilators connived with head teachers to try and provide external assistance to candidates. This is a criminal offence, under the UNEB Act 2021," Kalule told a presser earlier on Monday.

A number of these cases were reported to police, and the suspects will be arraigned in court. She reminded UACE candidates that they are adults, who can be tried in courts of law, once convicted. "Any person found indulging in malpractice will be dealt with in accordance with Section 25 (1) (2) and (4) of the UNEB Act 2021, which provides for a maximum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment upon conviction, or a fine of between 20M & 40M Shs," Kalule warned.

A total of 110,569 candidates are registered for the 2023 exams.