KNEC Addresses KCSE Invigilators Payment Delays.
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has refuted circulating reports claiming that it had lost the records of teachers who supervised the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.
On Saturday, February 1, KNEC issued a statement dismissing a widely shared social media post, which suggested that the council was unable to compensate invigilators due to missing data. The examination body labeled the post as both false and misleading.
The misleading post alleged that teachers involved in invigilating the national examinations would face indefinite payment delays as KNEC struggled to recover the missing details.
Additionally, the post claimed that KNEC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Njengere, had acknowledged the payment delays and appealed for patience among the affected invigilators.
According to the fraudulent post, the CEO purportedly stated that KNEC lacked complete details of the teachers who had supervised the national exams. This, it falsely suggested, was the primary reason for the council’s failure to disburse payments.
KPSEA Attendance Registers
The same post further alleged that KNEC had yet to receive the required signed and stamped attendance registers for the 2024 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations.
It claimed that the delay in submitting these documents led the CEO to criticize school heads, warning that KPSEA invigilators could also experience similar payment challenges as their KCSE counterparts.
The social media post reportedly urged the school administrators to submit scanned copies of the attendance registers to a provided email address to expedite the processing of payments for contracted professionals assigned to various centers.
Following the circulation of these claims, a section of social media users voiced concerns over the alleged delays, with some demanding that KNEC officially address the matter.
In response, the examination council reiterated that the allegations were baseless and assured teachers that there were no such setbacks in processing their payments.
Past Concerns Over Payment of Invigilators
In October of the previous year, KNEC had to step in after teachers raised concerns about low allowances for supervising, invigilating, and marking national exams.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) led the push for improved compensation, formally requesting that CS Ogamba increase the allowances.
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The union proposed that the Ministry of Education establish daily rates of Ksh3,000 for invigilators, Ksh3,500 for supervisors, and Ksh4,500 for principals overseeing examination centers.
This request aimed to ensure that teachers received fair compensation for their role in national assessments.
KNEC Addresses KCSE Invigilators Payment Delays.
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