KUPPET Issues A Two-Week To KNEC Over Delayed Payments Of Examiners.
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to pay examiners who marked the 2022 Examinations.
KUPPET leaders said yesterday that they will mobilise to occupy Mitihani House if KNEC fails to pay Examiners in two weeks’ time.
Since the completion of the marking of the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in January, more than 40,000 examiners have not been paid their wages.
The council has not given any reason up to date why why they have not paid the Examiners up to date.
Kuppet noted that deelays in the payment of the allowances to Examiners has become a perennial problem for Knec.
In a statement by Kuppet chair Omboko Milemba, the union also complain about low rates for marking, an issue that saw some teachers boycott the marking of CRE Paper One at St Francis Girls High School in Mang’u in Kiambu County.
Knec collaborates with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to deploy teachers to invigilate and supervise national examinations and later mark them. As those involved are contracted by Knec, the council foots the bill.
In budget proposals for the 2023/2024 financial year, Knec has been allocated over Sh5 billion for the administration of national examinations.
Knec had requested Sh6,847 billion, meaning that it will have a deficit of Sh1,823 billion.
In an apparent reaction to the Mang’u incident, TSC chief executive Nancy Macharia urged teachers to be patriotic while undertaking the exercise.
