Knec payment rates of Invigilators and supervisors. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has yet to compensate teachers who played a crucial role in administering last year’s national exams and assessments. This delay has sparked frustration and anger among educators, who had expected timely payment.
According to a KNEC official, the council is facing challenges in processing payments due to incomplete and inaccurate details provided for teachers who invigilated and supervised the 2024 KPSEA and KCSE exams. The official, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that this has hindered the payment process.
Recently, KNEC sent a message to several KPSEA center managers, requesting that they provide missing details to facilitate payment processing. The message read: “Dear Centre Manager, KNEC is still awaiting the duly signed and stamped attendance register for the 2024 KPSEA assessment. Please send a scanned copy to si@knec.ac.ke to enable the processing of allowances for contracted professionals attached to your centers.”
The official downplayed concerns that the government’s financial constraints are responsible for the delay, citing that KNEC had faced similar challenges in the past. In 2023, teachers had to wait until the next budget cycle to receive their payments.Knec payment rates of Invigilators and supervisors
KNEC relies on contracted professionals, including teachers, drivers, and security personnel, to administer national exams and assessments. These professionals are engaged as center managers, supervisors, and invigilators. Although KNEC does not pay for services rendered by center managers, supervisors, and invigilators, it provides transport reimbursement.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) awards marks to teachers who participate in KNEC exams and assessments, making their involvement crucial for career advancement. In the recent promotion of over 28,000 teachers, TSC awarded 4 marks to those who invigilated, supervised, and marked KNEC national exams and assessments.
This year, KNEC has revised its payment structure for contracted professionals. Invigilators and center managers will receive KES 550 per day as transport reimbursement, while supervisors will receive KES 680 per day. These changes followed protests from secondary school teachers, who demanded increased allowances through the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).
KUPPET had proposed significant increases in out-of-workstation allowances, ranging from 750% to 900%. The union’s secretary-general, Akello Misori, had written to Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, requesting that invigilators be paid KES 3,000 per day, supervisors KES 3,500 per day, and principals KES 4,500 per day.
The new payment structure is as follows:
* KPSEA supervisors: KES 680 per day for 3 days, totaling KES 2,040
* KPSEA invigilators: KES 550 per day for 3 days, totaling KES 1,680
* KCSE supervisors: KES 680 per day for 16 days, totaling KES 10,880
* KCSE invigilators: KES 550 per day for 16 days, totaling KES 8,800
* Center managers: KES 550 per day for both KPSEA and KCSE exams.
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