Over forty teachers have been suspended by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) since KCSE started two weeks ago.
The group that includes Center managers and supervisors were suspended for various exams irregularities during the ongoing national exams.
According to TSC boss Nancy Macharia, they would review the cases keenly once the exams ended on the 28th of November with a view of deregistering those found guilty.
Macharia said that they were investigating other cases where the teachers failed to follow the laid down procedures or compromised the exercise.
“By end of last week we had suspended 40 center managers and supervisors for exam irregularities and disciplinary measures will be taken against them when the exams are over,” she said.
According to her, the law required that the teachers found guilty be deregistered from teaching in the country for the rest of their lives.
Macharia was addressing the press in Njabini Boys High School in Kinangop Nyandarua County after officiating the opening of the exams material.
“Those suspended are from both public and private schools and we shall not compromise the future of our children by allowing malpractices in the exams,” he said.
She was however quick to add that the number of reported irregularities were few noting that quick action was taken whenever any case was reported.
“We want to thank and applaud our teachers for a job well done during the exam period and the commission shall continue to support them,” she said.
Macharia at the same time put on notice private schools that were using unregistered teachers to man the examinations.
She said that as per the law, all teachers in public and private schools should be registered by TSC adding that they were keenly looking at the matter.
“Majority of private schools have complied with this directive but we have a few which are using quacks to supervise the examination and their days are numbered,”
“All candidates in public and private schools are equal and therefore the law on qualified supervises and center managers should be followed to the letter,” she said.
On Tuesday, the ministry suspended the Principal of Governor Secondary school in Naivasha after he ferried the examination papers using private means.
The incident came after it emerged that the school had been supplied with less examination papers leading to a moment of anxiety among the candidates.