The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has dismissed circulating reports claiming that the council lost records of teachers who invigilated the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.
In a statement released on Saturday, February 1, KNEC refuted allegations made in a viral social media post that suggested the council had not yet paid teachers due to missing data. KNEC flagged the post as misleading and false.
The viral post alleged that teachers who supervised and invigilated the national examinations would experience prolonged payment delays as the examination body struggled to retrieve lost details.
The post also falsely claimed that KNEC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Njengere had confirmed the issue and urged affected teachers to remain patient.
“We do not have complete details of the teachers who invigilated the exams,” the fake post alleged, suggesting this was the reason for the delayed payments.
Additionally, the post claimed that KNEC had not yet received the fully signed and stamped attendance register for the 2024 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations.
According to the misinformation, this delay would result in KPSEA invigilators facing similar payment challenges as those who worked during the KCSE exams.
“KNEC has not yet received the duly signed and stamped attendance register for the 2024 KPSEA assessment.
We kindly request school heads to send a scanned copy to si@knec.ac.ke to facilitate the processing of allowances for contracted professionals who worked in your centers,” the post further alleged.
The misleading claims sparked concern among teachers and other stakeholders, prompting KNEC to step in and clarify the situation.
Some social media users called upon the examination body to respond to the allegations, fearing that the delay might be genuine.
This is not the first time the examination council has had to address concerns related to payments for teachers involved in national exams.
In October last year, KNEC was compelled to step in after teachers demanded higher allowances for invigilating, supervising, and marking exams.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) played a key role in advocating for better remuneration, submitting a formal request to Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu.
The union pushed for an increase in daily allowances, proposing Ksh3,000 for invigilators, Ksh3,500 for supervisors, and Ksh4,500 for school principals managing exam centers.
The latest claims on social media regarding missing teacher details and delayed payments have now been debunked by KNEC, assuring teachers that such reports are false and urging them to disregard the misleading information.
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