KCSE exams news today. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has vowed to sue if any of its school principals is disciplined by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over alleged National Examination irregularities.
Speaking during the KUPPET Meru County Branch General Assembly in Meru,
KUPPET National Secretary General, Akelo Misori, expressed deep concern over the government’s draconian punitive procedures for school heads if national examination violations are discovered.
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Misori contended that the problem of examination irregularities starts with the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) even before the exams are sent to pickup containers.
Misori stated that if the TSC initiates any disciplinary actions against its members, the union will not hesitate to file a lawsuit.
Before any disciplinary action is taken, he has urged for a thorough investigation of evidence involving all relevant stakeholders, including KNEC, TSC, and the Ministry of Education,
To identify any school head’s involvement in examination irregularities.
Misori also stated that the union intends to seek a court injunction to prohibit the rotating movement of instructors invigilating national exams.
He claimed that such movements generate unneeded interruptions and financial difficulties on teachers who must travel between schools.
Misori urged the government to reconsider housing Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in secondary schools due to inadequacies in primary schools, including lack of essential infrastructure.
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Karuti Nchebere, KUPPET branch executive secretary in Meru County, expressed concerns over mistreatment of JSS teachers by primary school heads and called for a cessation of such behavior.
Nchebere proposed a revision in examiner rates, proposing a minimum payment of Ksh100 per script, and emphasized timely payments for supervisors, invigilators, and security officers.
