The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) is set to pay teachers who invigilated the 2025 national exams and assessments.
This is after the National Treasury approved sh 1.5 billion to clear delayed allowances for thousands of teachers and other officials who administered the exams.
The payment will end a four month payment delay. Though teachers threatened to boycott the exercise in future over the delays, Education CS Julius Ogamba said new measures are in place to ensure timely future payments.
Each year Knec contracts professionals who assist in the national exercise. They include teachers, drivers and security personnel.
Though Knec does not pay for services rendered by teachers in exam centres, it reimburses transport fares after national exams are concluded, marked and results released to the public.
Knec has sensitized teachers who will miss the Knec dues on appropriate measures to take when payment starts.
The Council says the delays in payment are mostly due to data mismatches and documentation.
“Delays have in some cases been linked to data mismatches, documentation requirements (such as properly signed and stamped attendance registers), and verification processes necessary for accurate payment disbursement. We urge those affected to confirm that their details in the Contracted Professionals (CP2) system match their official identification and mobile money registration information to facilitate processing,” said Knec.
Knec has previously listed possible reasons why some teachers miss payment and the remedy for this.
Reason 1
Name mismatch: The CP2 name and M-Pesa name of the phone number provided do not match.
Solution
Create a new CP2 account with a registered Safaricom (M-Pesa) number matching your ID details.
Reason 2
Missing ID number or TSC/PF number
Solution
Login to the CP2 portal and update your details with the correct data.
Reason 3
Missing documentation (Attendance registers were not submitted or were submitted but lack official stamps and signatures).
Solution
Centre managers to download the attendance registers from the CP2 portal, verify the details, sign, stamp and submit them to the Sub-County Director of Education (SCDE), who will forward the updated documents to KNEC.
Reason 4
Contracted professionals who worked but were not deployed in the CP2 portal.
Solution
Contact your SCDE and register your query for onward submission to KNEC. Include the following: Year invigilated or supervised Exam invigilated or supervised Code of centre invigilated or supervised Name of officer Role in the exam/assessment centre, Safaricom M-pesa number that matches your ID details.
Reason 5
Slow response to KNEC requests for facilitation of data and/or late delivery of accurate and complete Contracted Professionals’ data.
Solution
KNEC processes complete and accurate data as it is received. Clean up your data and resend through the SCDE.
KPSEA INVIGILATORS
sh 550 per day for 3 days equals sh 1,680
KJSEA INVIGILATORS
sh 550 per day for 6 days equals sh 3,300
KPSEA & KJSEA SUPERVISORS
sh 680 per day for 6 days equals sh 4,080
KCSE SUPERVISORS
sh 680 per day for 16 days equals sh 10,880
KCSE INVIGILATORS
sh 550 per day for 16 days equals sh 8,800
CENTRE MANAGERS
sh 550 per day for KPSEA and KJSEA and KCSE
