KUPPET to Sue KNEC Over Unpaid 2024 Examination Fees.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Nakuru County branch, will take legal action against the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) over unpaid allowances to teachers who participated in the 2024 national examinations.
Nakuru County KUPPET Executive Secretary, Duncan Macharia, said the union has documented cases of over 300 teachers who have not been paid for their roles in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA).
Mr. Macharia said the affected teachers are Centre Managers, Supervisors and Invigilators who took up significant responsibilities to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations. According to him, the teachers reported to Deputy County Commissioners’ offices as early as 2:00 a.m. to collect examination papers and delivered them to designated centres and returned to the offices in the afternoon to collect afternoon examination papers.
“Teachers sacrifice to ensure the examination process runs without disruption, yet KNEC is playing cat and mouse with them by denying them their rights,” Mr. Macharia said.
The union will issue a formal demand letter this week through its lawyers to KNEC to pay the outstanding amounts. Failure to do so, Mr. Macharia warned, will result in boycott of 2025 KCSE, KJSEA and KPSEA examinations by teachers in Nakuru County.
“If KNEC does not pay teachers who administered 2024 KCSE and KPSEA, teachers in Nakuru County including Centre Managers, Supervisors and Invigilators will boycott 2025 examinations,” the KUPPET Executive Secretary said.
Mr. Macharia also raised concerns over insecurity in parts of Nakuru County, particularly in Tipis and Mwisho wa Lami zones. He asked teachers in the affected areas to stay at home until government restores security measures.
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The affected schools are Ngwatanero Secondary School, Maji Mazuri Comprehensive School and Mwisho wa Lami Junior Secondary School among others. Mr. Macharia asked the government to prioritize peace restoration in the area to protect teachers and learners.
“Teachers cannot continue to risk their lives due to insecurity caused by government’s failure to restore peace. We ask all teachers in the affected areas to stay at home for their own safety until government addresses the issue,” he said after visiting the schools.
KUPPET to Sue KNEC Over Unpaid 2024 Examination Fees.
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