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Sossion Agrees with UNICEF and WHO That Children Are Safer In Schools

Join Our Telegram Group Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education Prof George Magoha announced on Tuesday, October 6 that all basic education institutions in both private and public schools will reopen on Monday, October 12, 2020. Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general Wilson Sossion has defended CS Magoha’s decision to reopen schools saying […]

It’s Time to Reopen Schools, Says Magoha

Join Our Telegram Group Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has said that now is the time to reopen schools as he rules out reopening in January. According to CS Magoha, the situation with COVID-19 is not going to change even if the government pushes the reopening of schools to January 2021. “We have to […]

Thousands of KNUT Members Shocked As They Miss Out on Pay Rise

Thousands of teachers have been astonished after their employer denied those promotions and a salary raise for the second year in a row, citing their membership to the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT).Their colleagues who left KNUT after it clashed with Teachers Service Commission (TSC) last year are jubilating after receiving juicier paycheques this […]

Nancy Macharia Reinstated, Commences New Term

Dr. Nancy Macharia has been restored as the Teachers Service Commission CEO for another five-year term. Her previous term expired in the past week and it seems she impressed her employers with how she has handled teachers’ affairs with an iron fist. If you are on the government’s side, it is hard to disagree. The […]

KUPPET Executive Secretary Busia Disrupts KEWOTA Launch in Busia County

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) Busia branch Executive Secretary Moffat Okisai Omunyin led other teachers in storming and disrupting the official launching of Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA) in Busia County yesterday Saturday the 15th February 2020. Our sources report that Mr. Okisai with others stormed the KEWOTA meeting to flush out […]

“Triple Our Salaries”, Kenyan Teachers Now Demand

After years of relentless back and forth struggle between the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Teachers’ Service Commission, teachers have now demanded that their salaries be tripled in the next two years. Their demands are contained in a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that will come into effect for the period 2021-2023 […]

KUPPET Opposes New Directives On Principals’ Qualification

The teachers union, Kenya Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), has condemned a directive requiring that principals and deputy principals should have a Master’s degree. The union’s Secretary-General, Akello Misori, claimed that the new requirements are not only punitive but also discriminatory. In an advert published in August, the Teachers Service Commission had required that teachers […]

KNUT Teachers to Get No Pay Rise and Lose All Pay Benefits, Says TSC

The Kenya National Union of Teachers KNUT members will not get pay rise, this is according to the Teachers Service Commission. TSC says that the above group of teachers will lose all the benefits stipulated in the career progression guidelines. According to reports by the DailyNation, TSC said, “The payroll for the Knut union teachers […]