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Join Our Telegram Group Headteachers across the country have called on the government to review the capitation on pupils upwards claiming that the funds are not enough. The Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) Chairperson Johnson Nzioka said that many primary schools were going through hard times in their operations due to inadequate funds disbursed […]
Join Our Telegram Group Teachers who are examiners are contracted under the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) and are also paid by the same body. Collins Oyuu urged KNEC to increase the remunerations that are allocated to centre managers, invigilators supervisors and markers involved in the whole process of conducting and marking the national examinations. […]
Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has now paid 12,000 teachers who missed out on the 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) a part of the arrears owed to them from the previous CBA. The 12,000 teachers are part of the 16,342 teachers who are members of the Kenya National Union of Teachers […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu had an uphill task upon being elected unopposed to his position after the withdrawal of former KNUT Sec-Gen Wilson Sossion. One of the main tasks was the recruitment of new members as dwindling numbers had been caused by the public conflict between Wilson Sossion and […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has changed tune and asked for a review on the salary deal that the teachers’ unions signed with the Teachers Service Commission in 2020 that did not include monetary benefits. Since Collins Oyuu’s election as KNUT’s Secretary-General, the union has mainly played to the tune […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is cracking down on teachers who have claimed to be working under instructions from former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion. Kenya National Teachers Pressure Group (KNTPG) are being sought and immediate action is taken against them. Transfer to far-flung areas is being issued to members of […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has transferred the Teachers Pressure Group (TPG) spokesperson Ms Martha Omollo just one day after she called for changes in the teachers’ AON Minet medical insurance scheme. According to the TPG spokesperson, the TPG has taken over the responsibilities of fighting for teachers’ welfare from the Kenya National Union of […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) current Secretary-General Collins Oyuu has come forward and pledged his support for TSC’s TPD programme. However, many teachers have been venting their frustrations over the TPD and are not in support of the move with a yearly stipend of Sh. 6,000 for the training stressing the already cash-strapped […]
A group of Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) members from Siaya County have protested against school headteachers who are currently holding positions of leadership in the union. The feeling is that while there is a policy in place that bars school administrators from joining trade unions, there are many a headteacher in the county […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) agreed on the new 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the three main teachers’ unions that included a pledge to give teachers a 120 days maternity leave. However, teachers are yet to receive 120 days of maternity leave. Teachers are still stuck on 90 days of maternity leave. Some teachers […]
Former Kenya Nation Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion and his new team have formed a new teachers union. According to reports, the former KNUT Sec-Gen is the protagonist of the new teachers union. On his part, Wilson Sossion has disconnected himself from the reports saying that he left KNUTand he is not interested […]
The deduction of Sh. 200 on all teachers who are members of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has raised a bone of contention among the tutors. The section of teachers lamenting the decision are viewing the deduction as ‘forced’ as it adds another financial deduction on their already congested payslips. The […]