2022 KCSE Knec Examiners Down Tools Over Delayed Allowances and Poor Payment Rates per Script: Check the List Demands Fronted by KCSE Examiners
KCSE Knec Examiners currently stationed at Starehe Girls Center one of the Officially designated marking centres this year are apparently basking instead of carrying on with the marking of 2021 KCSE scripts.
According to sources whose details we will not reveal given the fact that Knec marking is a matter of national security, the examiners on a go-slow right now.
The ongoing marking and processing of results of the recently concluded KCSE exams is therefore facing threats after examiners in the marking centres staged a mild disruption of the exercise decrying delayed pocket allowances, review of travel allowance and script marking fees.
According to sources, the disgruntled examiners are demanding for an increase in script parking fee from the current 52 shillings to 75 schilling per script among other grievances.
According to videos doing rounds on social media, hundreds of examiners stationed at Starehe Girls Center were seen chilling in the field at this hour when serious marking is supposed to be underway.
The go-slow is threatening to affect the successful completion of the process in record time given that education cabinet secretary George Magoha had stated that the exercise will officially end this week on Friday 15th.
The marking of the exams is happening in some selected secondary schools and tertiary institutions depending on the subjects.
The institutions include, Alliance High School, State House Girls, Sunshine High School, Starehe Girls, Limuru Girls, Thika High, Buruburu High school and Alliance Girls among others.
Magoha also assured that marking in all centres is being executed under strict and meticulous guidelines to ensure exam integrity.
University education and research principal secretaries Simon nabukwesi also promised that immediately after the release of results, KUCCPS will execute its mandate of placing students and the candidates will hopefully start joining universities as early as June this year.
KNEC Payment Rates Per Subject Revealed for KCSE 2021/2022
KNEC Payment Rates Per Subject Revealed for KCSE 2021/2022.
The cost of marking Scripts of the learners varies from one subject to another owing to the unique formart and nature of each subject and paper. In some instances, different papers in a given subject are also paid differently per script.
According to instructions seen by this writer a Christian Religious education (CRE) examiner will be paid a co-ordination fee of Kes. 150.00 per day, a basic fee of Kes 1,100.00, scripts fee at the rate of Kes. 55 per script and travel based on your work station. The scripts rate takes care of all marking related activities including and not limited to the actual marking of scripts, entry of scores on mark sheets, cross checking, adjudication and report writing.
KNEC Has Revealed The New Cost Of Marking KCSE Scripts For Contracted Teachers
Payments to all contracted professionals shall be taxed in accordance with the PAYE regulations/guidelines. Examiners will be charged a withholding tax at 5%for any payment above Kes. 24,000. Subsequently, only those who reach this threshold will be taxed.
English Paper III pays the highest among written exams, at Sh77 per script, while Biology Paper 1, Paper 2 and paper 3 examiners earn Sh52 per script.
Examiners marking Chemistry Paper 1, paper 2 and paper 3 earn an Sh52,per scrips while teachers marking Physics paper 1, paper 2 and paper pocket sh60 per script.
Tutors marking Christian Religious education (CRE) both paper 1 and paper two are paid sh55 per script. History and Government examiners are also paid sh55 per script.
A script of Computer paper 1 attracts a cost of sh 54. For computer paper 1 a teacher is paid sh65 per script.
Kiswahili paper 3 is one of the subjects that attracts more shillings per script. Each examiner is paid sh 69 per every paper marked.
Supervisors and invigilators were paid during the month of May. The highest paid Supervisor was paid a total of Sh12,510 while the highest paid invigilator earned Sh9860.
Centre Managers for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, exams pocketed a daily subsistence allowance of Sh500; for a total of 4 days (including rehearsal day). The exams were administered between March 7 and March 9 2022.
Secondary schools Principals are expected to also earn a daily allowance of Sh500 for 18 days. The KCSE exams started on February 28, 2022 with the last examination day being April 1, 2022.
