The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) swear to proceed with the planned teachers’ strike after the unions rejected the offer by the Teachers Service Commission, TSC.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
KNUT and KUPPET resolved to continue with their strike which is scheduled to kick off on Monday, August 26. The conclusion was made after unions failed to reach an agreement with TSC on the implementation of the Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA).
During the talks held at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, the teachers union representatives rejected TSC’s offer to only implement a section of the 2021- 2025 CBA.
The TSC offered to implement phase 2 of the 2021-2025 CBA but failed to meet the other demands of the unions. Some of the issues raised by the teachers were promotion, employment of more teachers, and increased budget allocation by the government.
“Regrettably, the Commission has once again failed to address our concerns. The Commissioners brought absolutely nothing tangible in five out of six irreducible demands we have made,” the unions said in the statement signed by KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori and his KNUT counterpart Collins Oyuu.
According to KNUT and KUPPET representatives, the only progress made from the discussions was the immediate implementation of Phase Two of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
On Wednesday, the treasury released 30 billion shillings to the Ministry of Education to support various educational initiatives. 1.623 billion shillings is for the State Department for Basic Education to facilitate free primary education for term three and an additional Ksh.14.145 billion shillings to cover free day secondary education for the same term, and 6.109 billion shillings for Junior Secondary Education…CONTINUE READING>>
