The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has unveiled the number of teachers who will work as invigilators, supervisors and centre managers in this years national exams and assessments.
In a statement Knec says this years KCSE exams will have 10,765 centre managers, 12,126 supervisors and 54,782 invigilators.
The exams which start on 21st October will be manned by a total of 22,247 security officers and 2,692 drivers will be used to transport it to and from the exam centres.
The Council released the data today as teachers are set to attend Knec briefings early next week.
Knec further listed a total of 24,213 centre managers incharge of centres that will have both KPSEA and KJSEA.
A total of 26,479 supervisors and 125,492 invigilators will administer the 2025 KPSEA and KJSEA.
Each year Knec contract professionals to work as centre managers, supervisors, invigilators, security personnel and drivers.
Knec has spelt strict deployment rules for teachers this year to curb exam cheating.
According to guidelines it released Knec directed that only primary school teachers to invigilate the 2025 KCSE exams.
It however directed that only secondary school teachers to work as supervisors.
The KCSE supervisors will be rotated weekly as Knec seek to address rampant exam malpractices.
Each KPSEA and KJSEA exam centre will have only one supervisor assisted by invigilators except those with more than 200 candidates.
The junior school teachers will supervise the 2025 KJSEA. They will be assisted by primary school teachers who will also work as KJSEA supervisors and invigilators.
Knec also ordered deployment of junior school teachers to work as KPSEA invigilators.
The teachers who were also trained as KJSEA examiners will on December take part in marking and scoring of KJSEA 2025.
However only primary school teachers will supervise the Grade 6 KPSEA.
Knec directed TSC Sub County Directors to only deploy teachers who are registered and employed by TSC.
The deployed teachers must not have served in the same school for the last three years.
Learners will from October sit for KPSEA, KJSEA, KPLEA, KILEA and KCSE exams and assessments.
Knec activated the CP2 portal on 26th September to allow deployment of teachers.
Teachers are required to create CP2 accounts, login and download the deployment letters which show duties and responsibilities.
