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Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)

Teachers without unions Should Expect TSC to Deduct Agency Fees

Join Our Telegram Group As stipulated in the Labour Relations Act 14 of 2007, TSC is mandated to deduct and pay a trade union agency fees from salaries of every “unionsable” employee who is not a member of the union, but who has benefitted from a Collective Agreement negotiated and concluded between TSC and the […]

Regular and SNE Teachers attend KNEC’s CBC Training in Hundreds

Join Our Telegram Group The Competency-Based Competency (CBC) training started yesterday and will end on the 23rd of July 2021. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) organized the training that will take five days to complete and is for Primary school teachers who teach in Grades 3, 4, and 5. Teachers including Headteachers and their […]

KNUT Members Want Officials to Reveal Contents of the Signed CBA

According to reports, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) grassroots officials, commonly known as BEC’s are not aware of the contents of the just signed Collective Bargaining Agreement talks between KNUT and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). This has led to widespread anger from union members as the signed CBA did capture monetary value for […]

No Pay Rise; Here Is TSC’s Official Statement after convincing teachers’ unions to sign the 2021-2025 CBA

On June 29, 2021, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) met with officials of all the three recognized trade unions representing teachers in the public sector to kick-start negotiations for the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The Three unions are: The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), […]

TSC Opens Portal for Joining KNUT, other Unions and Associations

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has revealed that the Third Party TPAY portal for teachers to visit to exit or re-join unions and associations of their choosing. At the moment, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) facing a real possibility of losing union members […]

TSC Set To Meet With Teachers Unions on 13th of July for Further CBA Talks

  The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is set to meet with officials of the main teachers’ unions in the coming week to discuss further on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). TSC has called in teachers unions for more talks that could lead to the signing of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) “The Commission […]

Auctioneers raid KNUT offices over Sh. 1.4 Million Debt and Property

Yesterday on the first of July, auctioneers raided the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) offices on Mfangano Street in Nairobi over debt and attached property. The debt is estimated to be around Sh. 1.4 million. Hesbon Otieno, the KNUT deputy secretary-general, said that the newly-elected officials were unaware of the debt. “I arrived and […]

TSC Invites Teachers Unions for another Round of CBA Negotiations

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has called in teachers’ unions for another round of negotiations on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The Commission failed to agree with the two major teachers unions, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) during the first round of […]

Here Is What Transpired In TSC Meeting With Teachers’ Unions

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has not agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with teachers’ unions. The Commission had invited both the Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi today to carry out negotiations that were expected to lead […]