KUPPET Implores Boycott of this Year’s KCSE Marking
KUPPET Implores Boycott of this Year’s KCSE Marking. According to the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education will not be marked by them.
This is owing to the Kenya National Examination Council‘s (KNEC) ongoing failure to pay hundreds of examiners around the nation all outstanding debts.
Moses Nthurima, the deputy secretary general of KUPPET, stated during the annual general meeting of the Uasin Gishu branch that they will not participate in the exercise until all of their dues have been paid.
“As I speak, our members have agreed that they won’t take part in marking the KCSE examinations this year until the government pays our dues.
We will continue to fight for the welfare of the marks notwithstanding the little pay that our members receive, added Nthurima.
We have told our members not to show up at the locations for the gazetted exams until they receive approval from the union, the man stated.
To discuss and ponder on significant issues pertaining to the welfare of the teaching fraternity in the nation, Nthurima requested for an immediate meeting with their employer, the Teachers Service Commission, and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
In order to prevent any delays in the upcoming grading of the 2023 national examination papers, it would be smart for the TSC and SRC to call an urgent meeting with the union.
They also want the pay for secondary school teachers to be uniform.
Why does the employer treat teachers differently from other employees when implementing a pay rise for those who work for the teacher service commission?
Since December 2022 when the examiners marked the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) they haven’t received a penny. Empty promises from Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) have not been fulfilled yet.
We won’t let this happen, he said in a warning.