Although the Kenya National Examinations Council(Knec) is yet to issue an official circular, the signs that teachers who worked on last year’s exams and evaluations may stay longer without receiving their pay are written all over the wall.

Knec has a policy of paying its contracted professionals, such as teachers, security guards, and drivers after exam results have been completed and released to the public. Unfortunately, this has not been the case since last year for instance, Knec examiners’ pay was released in the month of June, two months following the release of KCSE and KCPE examination results..

It took the concerted effort of the members of Parliament who summoned the late Professor Magoha (Former Education CS) to elucidate on the delayed payment.

A total of 28,408 teachers were engaged as center managers, 28,727 as supervisors, 74,990 as invigilators, and 5,647 as examiners in the 2022 exams and assessments.

The KPSEA, KCPE, and KCSE results have already been released. However, while teachers await payment from Knec, facts have emerged showing that things are not looking good on the government side, which is experiencing a financial crisis.

The National Treasury’s CS, Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, disclosed the status of government coffers.

The government is struggling to raise revenue and satisfy its financial obligations, with money demand appearing to outnumber expenditure.

The most recent indicator is a Sh30.2 billion overdraft facility they chose from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), indicating a desperate need for funds.

Professor Ndung’u revealed yesterday that the government is broke and suffering with limited resources, warning that counties will now have to wait even longer for sharing revenue allocation.

According to sources, the government has been obliged to halt various projects and other services due to a cash shortage.

Prof. Ndung’u, speaking on the sidelines of a Senate induction training in Mombasa, said the Treasury is now financially stressed and cannot end the protracted deadlock with governors that has paralyzed most devolved units.

“We don’t have money, we have shortage of resources, we ask them to wait because we are in a financial hole, that is why we want to tell them to wait as a solution is being found,” said Ndung’u.

The Treasury Secretary advised government departments, particularly county governments, to be patient while waiting for allocations.

Though Knec has not published a comment on the problem of paying its hired professionals, internal sources have urged teachers to ready themselves for challenging times because there is now no money.

The payment rates for KPSEA, KCPE, and KCSE contracted professionals are listed below.

KNEC 2022 PAYMENT RATES FOR CONTRACTED PROFESSIONALS