The world of Kenya's shadow scholars paid to write essays for UK students

5 JeanKage 2 9/15/2025, 8:49:16 AM theguardian.com ↗

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FinnLobsien · 3h ago
When I started my career as a freelance writer (In Europe), I'd get requests for university essays regularly. I always said no, it seemed super sketchy. But there's definitely plenty of demand for this.

I wonder how that market is affected by AI.

JeanKage · 3h ago
Highly educated Kenyans working for essay mills ghostwrite academic work that students pass off as their own