TSC hires 33,000 teachers for KCPE marking

Cases of exam cheating and irregularities will be a thing of the past according to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

As the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations kicked off, the commission noted that it had put in place measures to curb the irregularities.

According to the commission CEO Nancy Macharia, they had put in stringent measures to address the illegal vices that had become the norm in the past.

“We have addressed the issue of integrity with the teachers involved in the exams and we have enough personnel to man this exercise,” he said.

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Addressing the press in Milimani primary school in Naivasha when the exams kicked off, Macharia said that the invigilators had been trained and warned over the issue.

“We are sure that cases of exam irregularities in the country will be a thing of the past and this is mainly due to the work done by the concerned bodies,” she said.

Macharia said that teachers involved in supervising the exams were well prepared despite emerging challenges like the weather.

She said that over 179,000 teachers across the country had been hired to supervise and mark the examinations which end on Thursday.

“We have already hired 33,000 teachers who will be involved in the marking of these examinations which have started smoothly,” she said.

On areas affected by rains, Macharia said that several centers had been relocated after it emerged that they could not be accessed.

“We are working with the Ministry of Interior and we have addressed the issue of transport mainly due to the rains currently pounding parts of the country,” he said.

On his part, Naivasha sub-county commissioner Mathioya Mbogo said that the issue of personnel and transport had been addressed.

He termed the weather as favorable following last week’s heavy rains adding that mitigation measures had been put in place ahead of the exams.

“The exams across the county have started on a smooth note and all the materials have been delivered to the necessary centers,” he said.