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KNUT and KUPPET Wants TSC to Withdraw Teachers from Zones Prone To Banditry

Join Our Facebook Page Teachers’ unions and security officials in Baringo County have collided over forcing teachers to work in the regions prone to banditry amid the ongoing operation. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) demanded on Sunday that TSC withdraws all teachers from areas that […]

Rift Valley Delegates Officially Endorse Collins Oyuu to Challenge Sossion

Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion’s competition is on the rise as teachers’ representatives from the Rift Valley endorsed Collins Oyuu to dislodge Sossion in the coming union elections. Teachers from 21 out of the total 25 branches in the Rift Valley Region backed Mr. Collins Oyuu unanimously. Mr. Collins Oyuu is […]

President Uhuru’s Plan for the Girl-Child

President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed that plans are being made to ensure all girls attend and complete school. His Excellency promised that his government will ensure that future pandemics do not interfere with learning in schools. The President was speaking during a virtual meeting he held with the United Kingdom PM Boris Johnson on Thursday. […]

KNUT’s 2021 Official List of Members and Delegates Set to Attend Upcoming ADC

May 12, 2021 To: ALL Branch Executive Secretaries RE: DELEGATES ALLOCATION FOR THE ANNUAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE OF KENYA NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS (KNUT) Pursunt to our Circular Ref No. KNUT/ADC/82/1/2021 dated 22nd April 2021, here attached find the delegates allocation to your branch to enable you cause a Branch Executive Committee (BEC) meeting to appoint […]

Teachers could miss out on July Pay over KRA Tax Returns

TSC-employed teachers who do not file their KRA tax returns on time could miss out on their July pay after the revenue authority revealed a penalty for the offense. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said that Kenyans who will not have filed their tax returns before the 30th of June risk losing their KRA pins. […]

SRC’s Move That Will Affect Allowances Paid to State Officers

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) will soon make public guidelines that will cap allowances for state officers at the rate of 40 percent of their basic pay. The SRC Chairperson Lyn Mengich revealed that the guidelines will be in the system by the end of June or the beginning of July. The SRC chairperson […]