Nakuru County, Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Executive Secretary Duncan Macharia has confirmed that the union will sue the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) for violating the rights of teachers by not paying their dues for participating in the administration of the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA).
Macharia said KNEC should respect teachers as professionals who should not be treated in a cat-and-mouse game during the payment period, despite their tireless efforts in getting their payment through KNEC.
“Our Teachers, who comprise the Centre Manager, Supervisor and Invigilators, wake up at 2am. They go to the Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) office, where Examination Containers have been placed, to take examination papers.
Then they go to the examination centre and go back to the DCC Office in the afternoon to collect the afternoon Examination. They sacrifice themselves to ensure the examination runs smoothly, and KNEC involve them in cat and mouse games by denying them their financial rights,” said Macharia.
He confirmed that in Nakuru County, KUPPET has collected data on over 300 teachers who have not been paid by KNEC, despite administering the 2024 KCSE and KPSEA.
“We will sue KNEC for neglecting their duty of paying teachers their financial rights. This week we will write a letter of Demand through our lawyers to KNEC so that they fulfil their duties of paying teachers who participate in the administration of the 2024 KCSE and KPSEA,” added Macharia.
He added that if KNEC fails to pay teachers their financial due, then the Nakuru Teachers will boycott the administration of the 2025 KCSE, KPSEA, and KJSEA.
“If KNEC fail to pay teachers who administer the examination in 2024 KCSE, KPSEA, the Nakuru teachers, who include Centre Managers, Invigilators and Supervisors, will boycott the administration of 2025 KCSE, KJSEA and KPSEA,” said Nakuru County KUPPET Executive Secretary.
Speaking to Education News this afternoon, Macharia said KUPPET will continue to fight for the rights of teachers because teachers deserve payment despite their hard work during the examination process.
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Meanwhile, Nakuru County KUPPET Executive Secretary Duncan Machari has requested that all teachers teaching in Tipis and Mwisho wa Lami Zo stay at home until the government restores security in those areas.
Macharia said teachers cannot lose their lives because of the government’s failure to restore security in the affected areas.
“We request all teachers in Tipis and Mwisho wa Lami Zones, especially in Ngwatanero Secondary School, Maji Mazuri Comprehensive School and Mwisho wa Lami JSS, among others, to stay at home for the sake of their personal security until the government restores security in those regions,” said Macharia.
Macharia, who visited the affected schools today, requests that the government restore peace to enable a conducive environment for teachers and learners.
By Peter Otuoro
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