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Latest Update From CS Machogu On When KNEC Examiners Will Be Paid

BY Getrude Mathayo · June 12, 2023 04:06 pm

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Supervisors earn Sh2,485 for the same number of days, translating to Sh44,750 each. 74,990 invigilators earn Sh1, 615 per day for 17 days, translating to Sh24,450 each. Secondary school principals take home a flat rate of Sh500 for 18 days, translating to Sh9, 000. KNEC currently pays between Sh48 and Sh77 per script.

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on June 7, 2023, appeared in parliament to respond to questions from members of parliament on a wide range of concerns in the education sector.

One of the questions asked by Baringo North Constituency Member of Parliament Kipkoros Joseph was when teachers who marked KCSE 2022 examinations will be paid. From exam invigilators, and supervisors to markers.

In response, CS Machogu indicated that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) currently has outstanding bills amounting to a total of 2 billion Kenyan Shillings. This has hindered it from fulfilling its financial obligations, including the payment of examiners, contracted officials, and suppliers. Machogu emphasized that in order for KNEC to settle the pending bills, it needs additional funding.

The Education CS appealed to the members of parliament to allocate funds to KNEC for the payment of these contracted professionals. However, no specific timeline or dates were provided by CS Machogu regarding when the examiners would receive their payments.

Five months after the marking of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) exams, the examiners are yet to be paid with the government indicating that they will be paid once the funds are available.

The three main examinations that were administered by the examiners KPSEA, KCPE, and KCSE results have all been released.

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KCSE supervisors earn Sh2,485 while invigilators take home Sh1,615. Security officers are paid Sh1,050 while drivers earn Sh1,040.28, 408 KCSE center managers are paid Sh2, 000 per day for 18 days, translating to sh36,000.

Those marking English papers are paid at a rate of between Sh57 and Sh77 per script, while those marking Kiswahili papers are paid between Sh57 and Sh69. The same rate applies to those marking mathematics papers. Teachers charge between Sh50 and Sh52 to mark Chemistry papers, the same as Biology and Physics.

KNEC has to part with between Sh52 and Sh55 to have History papers marked, Geography papers are rated between Sh52 and Sh54 per script. Business Studies and Agriculture are rated at Sh52. KUPPET, however, says Agriculture Paper 3, which is marked at the school level, is never paid for. About 30,000 teachers marked KCSE papers while 7,000 marked KCPE.

Most teachers who engaged in the exam marking excise have indicated on social media and the press that they may not be available to offer their services in future marking exercises if the Ministry of Education fails to address the matter urgently.