KCSE Examiners to Get Their Money After Budget Approval.
Parliament has approved additional funding under the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2025/2026 Financial Year, paving the way for the payment of arrears owed to teachers and other personnel involved in the administration, invigilation, supervision, and assessment of national examinations.
The approval followed the adoption of the report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee by the National Assembly on June 17, 2026. Lawmakers approved an overall budget increase of approximately Ksh18 billion to facilitate recurrent and development expenditure adjustments across various government departments and agencies.
While presenting the committee’s report to the House, Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson Samuel Atandi stated that the committee had considered the Second Supplementary Estimates despite facing significant time constraints due to the late submission of the proposals.
“I would like to move that this House adopt a report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the second supplementary estimates for the financial year 2025/2026,” Atandi told Members of Parliament.
According to Atandi, the supplementary estimates involved adjustments to both recurrent and development expenditure across several government entities. He noted that the estimates were submitted only two weeks before the end of the current financial year, limiting the time available for detailed parliamentary scrutiny.
“Honourable Speaker, the supplementary estimates were submitted just two weeks before the close of the current financial year, and the committee had very little time to go through the estimates,” he said.
Among the allocations approved by Parliament is Ksh1.5 billion for the State Department for Basic Education. The allocation is intended to settle arrears owed to officers who participated in the administration and assessment of national examinations.
The funding addresses concerns that had previously been raised by education stakeholders regarding delayed payments to teachers and examination personnel who supervised, invigilated, and marked national examinations.
Atandi confirmed that the allocation had been incorporated into the supplementary budget after concerns emerged during the approval of the main budget estimates.
“Mr Speaker, when we passed the main estimates, there was an uproar that we had not factored in the funds that were meant for those who helped us invigilate the previous exams,” he said.
“I want to confirm that this money has now been factored in in this supplementary budget, which we are going to pass now,” Atandi added.
The approved allocation is expected to facilitate the settlement of pending payments to teachers and other examination officials before the close of the financial year on June 30, 2026.
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In addition to the education sector allocation, Parliament approved several other supplementary budget provisions. The State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development received Ksh3.8 billion, while Ksh1.9 billion was allocated for youth affairs programmes, including the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Programme.
Further, Ksh2.3 billion was allocated to the State Department of Water and Sanitation to support the implementation of the Muache Dam Project.
The adoption of the Budget and Appropriations Committee report authorizes the implementation of the approved supplementary allocations across the affected government departments and programmes during the 2025/2026 financial year.
KCSE Examiners to Get Their Money After Budget Approval.
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