Govt Releases Ksh2 Billion for KCSE & KCPE Examiners After 7 Months
The long-awaited process of the government settling the debt owing to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) examiners, hired staff, and suppliers has started.
Education CS spoke at Kangaru School in Manyatta Constituency, Embu County. Ezekiel Machogu pointed out that the council had begun paying the Ksh2.5 billion in debts owed by teachers who participated in national examinations and contractors who built Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) classrooms.
“Since last week, about 1,950 contractors who built the CBC classes across the nation have been compensated. You can go see the County Director of Education to get paid if you haven’t received your dues, he said.
Machogu added that the council’s cash shortage had forced it to keep the outstanding bill on file for more than seven months after the procedure was finished, which had caused the delay.
Additionally, he said he would emphasise paying examiners on schedule in order to prevent further delays.
The CS also stated that this fiscal year, the ministry will employ 24,000 teachers. This will increase the 36,000 people working last year.
Local MP Gitonga Mukunji, who planned the Education Day celebration with the goal of recognising the top academic schools and students, was present.
Govt Releases Ksh2 Billion for KCSE & KCPE Examiners After 7 Months
Without a clear indication of when the dues would be paid out, payment of the professors who oversaw, invigilated, and marked the 2022 national examinations had been waiting.
Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri defended the teachers who hadn’t been paid in the Senate earlier in the year. She demanded an explanation for the delay in the government’s disbursement of the monies.
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The National Examination Council (KNEC) engaged 74,990 invigilators, 5,647 examiners, 28,408 teachers as centre managers, 28,727 teachers as supervisors, and 5,647 teachers as teachers.
Invigilators make Ksh1,615 per day while KCSE supervisors earn Ksh2,485. Drivers make Ksh1,040, while security officers receive Ksh1,050.
The salaries for the 28,408 hired KCSE centre managers are Ksh2,000 each day for 18 days, or Ksh36,000.
Govt Releases Ksh2 Billion for KCSE & KCPE Examiners After 7 Months
