MPs Expose Dirty Strategies Used by Teachers for Career Advancement
On Wednesday, March 22, the National Assembly Committee on Education uncovered the methods teachers were using to gain promotions.
During an investigation into exam irregularities in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), it was discovered that teachers were the main instigators of cheating on national exams.
Teachers had discovered a loophole in the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) promotion criteria and were exploiting it.
According to the Committee, the TSC has been promoting teachers based on their performance in national examinations. Many teachers were found to be aiding in malpractices to help their students pass and earn promotions.
The Committee launched investigations into exam irregularities after some schools recorded a sharp increase in mean grades.
During the investigations, it was revealed that schools were influencing the deployment of exam supervisors and invigilators, manipulating the system to get invigilators who would turn a blind eye while the teachers aided the students in doing their KCSE exams.
The Nyamira Woman Representative Jerusha Momanyi remarked that the Committee would lay the groundwork for radical measures to guide how national examinations are managed.
While supporting Momanyi’s sentiments, Lugari MP Nabwera Nabii remarked, “The general feeling is that there is a problem in our examination management systems.”
The Committee’s revelations came a day after they received a similar report from the Kenya Union of Post Primary School Teachers (KUPPET) Machakos branch.
KUPPET claimed that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) had not been able to manage examinations effectively in the country and had left their work to the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). K
UPPET pointed out that schools should improve on a normal curve and not have a sharp increase in grades.
KUPPET claimed that Rigoko Secondary School registered an abnormal improvement curve in its 2022 KCSE results, with a mean score of 5.728 in 2021, only to jump to 9.0 in 2022.
Similarly, St. Thomas Moore Riangombe Secondary School had a mean score of 3.7 in the 2021 KCSE and jumped to 7.1 in the 2022 national examination.
In conclusion, the Committee’s investigations into exam irregularities have revealed the methods teachers are using to gain promotions and the flaws in the current examination management system.
MPs Expose Dirty Strategies Used by Teachers for Career Advancement