Primary school teachers, also popularly known as P1 teachers, will benefit immensely from recent changes made by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).

The changes will affect how this years exams and assessments will be administered.

According to Knec only primary school teachers will be used as invigilators in this years KCSE exams.

The Council has barred secondary school teachers from invigilating citing conflict of interest.

Instead Knec directed the high school teachers to be used only as supervisors in the coveted exams.

However only serving primary school teachers registered and employed by the TSC will be used.

Though Knec does not pay for invigilation and supervision services, it reimburses transport fares for participating teachers.

Knec pays invigilators sh 550 per day. KCSE takes 16 days which translate to sh 8,800 total payment.

However only a small portion of the teachers will be used in invigilating KCSE as others will be working as KPSEA supervisors and invigilators as well as KJSEA invigilators.

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Knec revised upward the amount it pays its contracted professionals after protests from secondary school teachers.

Each invigilator and centre manager will get sh 550 per day as transport reimbursement while each supervisor will get sh 680 per day.

KPSEA SUPERVISORSsh 680 per day for 3 days equals sh 2,040

KPSEA INVIGILATORSsh 550 per day for 3 days equals sh 1,680

KJSEA SUPERVISORSsh 680 per day for 3 days equals sh 2,040

KJSEA INVIGILATORSsh 550 per day for 3 days equals sh 1,680

KCSE SUPERVISORSsh 680 per day for 16 days equals sh 10,880

KCSE INVIGILATORSsh 550 per day for 16 days equals sh 8,800

CENTRE MANAGERSsh 550 per day for both KPSEA and KCSE

FIVE REASONS A CONTRACTED PROFESSIONAL CAN MISS KNEC PAYMENT

Contacted Professionals include teachers, drivers and security personnel. Teachers are contracted as Examiners, Centre Managers, Supervisors and Invigilators.

Knec has listed possible reasons why some missed payment and the way to go about it to get paid.

Reason 1Name mismatch: The CP2 name and MPesa name of the phone number provided do not match.

SolutionCreate a new CP2 account with a registered Safaricom (M-Pesa) number matching your ID details.

Reason 2Missing ID number or TSC/PF number

SolutionLog in to the CP2 portal and update your details with the correct data.

Reason 3Missing documentation (Attendance registers were not submitted or were submitted but lack official stamps and signatures).

SolutionCentre 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 4Contracted professionals who worked but were not deployed in the CP2 portal.

SolutionContact 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 5Slow response to KNEC requests for facilitation of data and/or late delivery of accurate and complete Contracted Professionals’ data.

SolutionKNEC processes complete and accurate data as it is received. Clean up your data and resend through the SCDE.