The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced that invigilators, supervisors and other support personnel involved in the 2025 national examinations will begin receiving their payments on Thursday, August 6.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njengere confirmed the payment timeline as concerns continued over delays affecting examination officials.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 4, Basic Education Principal Secretary John Ololtuaa said that the Ministry of Education had already released funds to KNEC to facilitate the payments.

“I informed the Committee that the Ministry has already disbursed the funds to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), and payments to examination personnel will commence on Thursday, 6th August 2026” the statement read.

📌 What You Need to Know

The PS made the announcement on Tuesday, August 4, while appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education, where one of the key matters discussed was the pending payments owed to personnel who supported the administration of national examinations.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke