KUPPET Asks Teachers To Cut Off From KNEC Exercises Including Marking Of National Exams
Kenya Union Of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) on Friday, August 6, asked its members to boycott all the Kenya National Examination Council's exercises till payment policies are developed and implemented.
Otieno Cynthia 
The call to cut off the KNEC jobs came after the KUPPET General Secretary, Akelo Misori, noted that teachers who were contracted in the marking of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education have not been paid till now, four months after the exercise.
“In light of this grave violation, the union asks all its members to boycott all KNEC exercises until teachers’ compensations issues are addressed through a framework of a Collective Bargaining Agreement,” Misori stated.
Misori also asked the Teachers' Service Commission (TSC) to step in and ensure the teachers receive their compensations immediately.
The General Secretary in addition asked the TSC to develop and implement policies guiding the involvement of teachers by other government agencies.
“In particular, the commission should join KUPPET in pushing for the development of regulations for the management of examinations as envisaged under the KNEC Act,” Misori stated.
He reported that the teachers were as well subjected to poor working conditions including, travelling, accommodation, and remuneration during marking exercises.
“To add insult to injury, the council is currently reviewing its regulations to further burden teachers by merging examination centers and cutting back on the already poor compensation per script,” Misori noted.
