Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo<\/b><\/p>\n
Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Bernard Bahati, Director-General of the National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA), has announced that approximately Rwf 4.9 billion has been disbursed as payment to the national exam markers and checkers.<\/p>\n Bahati told The New Times that 14,800 teachers who were involved in the 2022-2023 national examination marking process have been fully remunerated.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are some who might not have received their money; we have a few cases where the money bounced back due to errors in account information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The development comes after some teachers who marked the national exams raised concerns about delayed payments.<\/p>\n In an interview with the national broadcaster on October 12, Bahati highlighted that the education ministry was aware that certain teachers who had graded the national exams had not yet been paid.<\/p>\n He argued that the issue did not affect all the teachers; for example, those who marked the Primary Leaving Exams had already received their payments.<\/p>\n Approximately 2,000 Primary Leaving Exams markers and checkers were the first to be paid \u2014 a total of Rwf 900 million.<\/p>\n aufitiwabo@newtimesrwanda.com<\/p>\n\r\n