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Join Our Telegram Group The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers has implored the government to pay teachers what they are owed and those deserving of promotion to be issued one. Omboko Milemba, the KUPPET national chairperson of the union while attending the union’s general meeting on Saturday, revealed that talks are ongoing between the […]
Join Our Telegram Group Mount Kenya University (MKU) has announced the dates for the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training that is set to take place once schools close for the holidays next week. The institution sent a text message to teachers informing them when the training will happen. One of the messages sent read as […]
Join Our Telegram Group According to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Nancy Macharia, the Commission is set to transfer thousands of teachers to new stations starting from April to early May. The TSC CEO revealed that the delocalization process will take place across all schools with the main aim being […]
On Sunday, teachers and civil Servants threatened to strike over what they feel is frustration stemming from the National Treasury. The government is owing public servants close to Sh. 83 Billion in salary increases. State Officers and Labour Unions said yesterday that if the state does not honor their collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) it struck […]
The Ministry of Education has warned seven national schools over interfering with the Form One selection exercise that is set to happen soon. Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha said that within the next two weeks the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) shall be released. CS Magoha said that multiple-choice papers have […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) released a total of 726 deployment letters to counties as of Monday 1st March 2021. More P1 graduate teachers who had been in job grade B5 and now in C1 will be posted to teach in secondary schools. The teachers shall earn a salary ranging from 27,195 to 34,900 every […]
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has threatened full-blown industrial action against its employer if TSC does not conduct new salary talks within the next two weeks. KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion said that the current rates of salary, where teachers earn a cumulative sum of Sh. 54 million, was negotiated to cover the […]
DEMAND FOR FAIRNESS IN THE PROMOTIONS OF PRINCIPALS, DEPUTY PRINCIPALS, AND SENIOR MASTERS KUPPET commends the Teacher Service Commission for rolling out promotions for 33,000 teachers. These promotions will go a long way in addressing the endemic stagnation by teachers in the same Job Groups. We urge the government to provide the funds for the […]
Cabinet to the Ministry of Education Prof George Magoha has warned headteachers against violating fee guidelines. This was after a parents’ association revealed complaints about high school fees charged by schools. The Kenya National Parents Association said that some of their members had complained that national schools had set fee structures for Sh. 80,000 instead […]
The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) is facing a huge recruitment problem, as it has emerged that about 25,000 teachers are set to retire over 2 years. The Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) said on Wednesday that held of the teachers are over 59 years and will retire in June. This happened amid a […]
Uasin Gishu Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Secretary-General Elija Maiyo has called for the sacking of Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha for publicly remonstrating with an education official. Elija Maiyo called out Prof George Magoha for his remarks towards the county Director of Education Gitonga Mbaka. Call for Magoha to Apologize Speaking […]
In the new CBA, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has proposed at least a 16% increment in basic salary for teachers in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The new CBA will begin to take effect beginning as of July 2021. TSC already deposited the new CBA at the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). TSC […]