Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri on Thursday, May 4, defended 74,990 teachers hired as invigilators during the 2022 Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education (KCSE).
While speaking on the floor of the Senate, Okenyuri demanded to know why the government had taken too long to pay the teachers who worked so hard during the national examination.
The invigilators were part of a team of over 100,000 experts who oversaw the 2022 Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education management.
"I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding payment of teachers who invigilated and marked the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations," Senator Okenyuri stated.
The National Examination Council (KNEC) hired 28,408 teachers as centre administrators, 28,727 as supervisors, 74,990 as invigilators, and 5,647 as examiners.
"Explain why the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has not paid the teachers who supervised, invigilated and marked the 2022 KCPE and KCSE exams despite concluding the exercise more than four months ago," Okenyuri demanded.
The youthful Senator also sought clarification on measures the government enforced to pay the teachers without further delays.
She also demanded to know long-term redress measures to ensure that KNEC makes timely payments to the teachers contracted for supervision, invigilation and marking of national examinations.
Previously, KNEC indicated that payment is made to its hired experts—including teachers, security officers, and drivers after the completion and public disclosure of exam results.
A single investigator in Nairobi and Mombasa was supposed to receive Ksh580 daily, totalling Ksh9,860.
While an invigilator who worked in any other region earned Ksh460 per day, totalling Ksh7,820 for the seven days they were carrying out their tasks.
According to the House Standing Orders, the report will be tabled in the Senate later.
Of the candidates who sat the 2022 KCSE Examination, 443,644 were male, while 437,772 were female, representing 50.33 per cent and 49.67 per cent of the total candidature, respectively.
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