A group of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examiners has now ceased their activities due to unpaid allowances related to the examination marking.
Over 800 examiners, responsible for grading the English Paper 2 examinations at Mary Hills Girls’ High School, staged demonstrations on Sunday, December 1, to demand their remuneration.
The examiners, who commenced the grading of the national examination three weeks prior, assert that the government has not yet disbursed their coordination allowance.
Videos obtained by bana.co.ke depict the agitated teachers assembled and insisting on receiving their allowances. The instructors were observed raising their voices, stating, “The situation is unfavourable; we should receive our payment immediately.”
The examiners have indicated that they will refrain from participating in the marking process until the government fulfils its financial obligations to them.
According to the examiners, the government was expected to provide them with a total of Ksh5000 in coordination allowances.
Examiners assert that they did not receive allowances, regardless of the government’s requirement to disburse them within five days of commencing the marking process.
The marking process for KCSE 2025 is scheduled to continue until Monday, December 15. Last month, the Ministry of Education officially announced that the KCSE results will be released in January 2026.
A total of 996,078 candidates sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, representing one of the largest KCSE cohorts in recent years.
Last month, the Ministry of Education officially announced that the KCSE results will be released in January 2026.
The strike occurs two weeks after the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) denied allegations of involvement in modifying the results of the recently completed national examinations.
On Wednesday, December 3, the council issued a statement warning the public about a developing scheme in which individuals are soliciting parents to contact them for purported exam result altering services.
According to KNEC, certain individuals claiming to represent the council have been establishing WhatsApp groups and channels in which they solicit money from unsuspecting parents and students under the pretence of influencing examination scores.
The council explained that all answer scripts are masked throughout the examination procedure to safeguard candidates’ personal information and preserve the authenticity of the assessment.
