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Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers

KUPPET asks Government to Release Calendar for Schools’ Games and Sports

Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called on the government o release the calendar for school sports and games. This comes after the Cabinet Secretary for Health Mutahi Kagwe directed that sporting activities resume in schools following a notable reduction of COVID-19 infections. President Uhuru Kenyatta suspended […]

Chief Justice Koome Appoints Three Judges for CBC Case

Join Our Telegram Group Chief Justice Koome released a statement today the 7th of December revealed that she has appointed three judges who shall listen to the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) case. The CJ’s reached the decision after finding out the petitioner had raised relevant questions as pertains the CBC. The three judges who will be […]

TSC‘s Reveals More Information on the CBA 2021-2025

Join Our Telegram Group In a Circular dated the 10th of September 2021, the Teachers Service Commission has issued more information on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the years 2021 -2025. The Commission signed the CBA 2021-2025 with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) […]

KNUT Teachers decry School Administrators having leadership positions

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 […]

Here Is Why TSC Has Not Yet Implemented 120 Days Maternity Leave

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 […]

Why KUPPET Teachers Are Not Happy Regarding BBF Contribution

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

TSC to Return Teachers Back to KNUT and Resume Union Deductions

Just a day or so gone after the Kenya National Teachers Union (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion resigned from his position, more information has emerged regarding the future of the teachers union after consistent frustrations from the government. “I have therefore today decided that in the interest of KNUT, its membership, and myself I hereby honorably […]