Chief Invigilator Arrested in Kisoro Over Suspected PLE Exam Leak
Kisoro, Uganda – November 4, 2025:
Police in Kisoro District are holding a 30-year-old primary school teacher on allegations of involvement in examination malpractice after he was allegedly found with a Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) English paper hours before the official start time.
The suspect, identified as Twesiime Jonas, a teacher and Chief Invigilator at Reads Primary School, was arrested on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at around 12:00 p.m., following a report by Tumukwasibwe Mildred, a UNEB official and Chief Invigilator from Mutungo, Kampala.
According to ASP Elly Maate, the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, the suspect was found in possession of a smartphone containing a suspected 2025 PLE English examination paper shared via WhatsApp messages, allegedly received two hours before the start of the official examination.
“It is alleged that on the 4th of November 2025, at around midday, the Chief Invigilator of Reads Primary School, Mr. Twesiime Jonas, was found with a smartphone whose WhatsApp contained a suspected PLE English paper two hours before the official starting time,” Maate said.
Maate added that the suspect had reportedly received other examination papers, including Mathematics and Social Studies (SST), earlier in the day through the same device.
“Preliminary findings also indicate that the same suspect had earlier received other subjects, namely Mathematics and Social Studies, on his phone before the start of those exams,” Maate explained.
The case came to light when the complainant, Tumukwasibwe Mildred, arrived at Reads Primary School for monitoring duties but was denied entry at the gate by a security guard, even after identifying herself as a UNEB official.
Her suspicion led to a search that uncovered the alleged malpractice.
Police swiftly responded to the scene, recorded statements from key witnesses, and recovered the suspect’s phone as an exhibit.
“The scene of crime was visited, statements were recorded from relevant witnesses, and the teacher’s phone was recovered and exhibited. The suspect was immediately arrested for further questioning,” Maate confirmed.
The recovered smartphone has since been submitted to the Forensic Services Directorate in Naguru for digital imaging and analysis to establish the source of the leaked examination materials.
“The smartphone will undergo forensic analysis to determine the origin of the said examination papers, and all persons involved will be brought to book,” Maate emphasized.
The suspect is currently being held at Kisoro Central Police Station, as investigations continue in coordination with UNEB and the Directorate of Education Standards.
ASP Maate warned education officials and the public against engaging in examination malpractice, stressing that such actions undermine the credibility of the country’s education system and attract severe legal consequences.
“We want to caution all invigilators, scouts, and other education stakeholders that anyone found engaging in examination malpractice will face the full force of the law,” he warned
