KNEC Breaks Silence After KCSE Examiners Down Their Tools
More than 800 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examiners demonstrated on Sunday, claiming that the government has yet to pay them Ksh5,000 in allowances...
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The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has addressed concerns regarding unpaid coordination fees for KCSE examiners, stating that all examiners who have completed their marking duties and left centres have been paid. This clarification follows protests by over 800 examiners at Mary Hills Girls' High School demanding their allowances.
- KNEC affirmed that all examiners will receive their coordination fees before departing marking centres.
- The agency refuted claims of unpaid teachers, listing subjects like Physics Paper 2 and Biology Paper 2 for which examiners have already received allowances.
- Examiners who protested were demanding a Ksh5,000 coordination fee, with concerns over payment certainty.
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KNEC Warns Schools Over KJSEA Results and Addresses KCSE Examiner Pay - December 2025
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a warning to schools, cautioning them against publishing "fake" and "misleading" analyses of the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results. Following the inaugural release of KJSEA outcomes on December 11, KNEC clarified that the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system does not use aggregate scores or school rankings. Separately, KNEC addressed concerns about unpaid coordination fees for KCSE examiners. The council stated that all examiners who have completed their marking duties and left the centres have been paid. This clarification followed protests by over 800 examiners at Mary Hills Girls' High School who were demanding their allowances.
