The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has cleared the air on the purported Leakage of Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) papers.
This week, the media was awash with reports quoting the UNEB Spokesperson, Jenifer Kalule, claiming that PLE papers had leaked ahead of the start of the examinations next week.
However, in a statement issued on Wednesday, Kalule clarified that the two cases referred to during the joint police briefing on Monday, October 31, were in respect of purported UCE examination papers that were circulating on social media.
“Reference is made to a statement attributed to me indicating that Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) papers have leaked, ahead of the start of the said examination, next week. I would like to clarify that the two cases referred to during the joint police briefing on Monday, October 31, were in respect of purported UCE examination papers that were circulating on social media,” she said.
She explained that the cases of the two people under investigation referred to were not in respect of the forthcoming PLE.
She reiterated that there has not been any leakage of PLE papers.
“We call upon the public to ignore messages indicating that there has been such a leakage,” she said.
The Board also assured the public that stringent measures are in place to ensure that no examination leakages take place, adding that arrangements are in place for the Primary Leaving Examination, due next week.
“UNEB strongly warns the public against involvement in any form of examination malpractice. We call upon anybody with useful information related to the ongoing UNEB examinations to report to the police immediately or inform the Board,” Kalule said.