KNUT seeking 60pc salary increment for teachers as it issues strike notice
KNUT seeking a 60pc salary increment for teachers as the union issues a strike notice to Ruto's government
KNUT seeking a 60pc salary increment for teachers as the union issues a strike notice to Ruto’s government.
Teachers, through the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), issued demands to President William Ruto’s administration in order to avoid a strike.
KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu made the announcement, on Tuesday, December 13, at the annual union delegation conference in Kisumu.
Oyuu demanded a 60% increase in the basic salary for all cadres of teachers, as well as a review of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu, said they are going to focus on improving the teachers’ remuneration as they usher in the New Year.
“We have taken time patiently waiting. We want to jumpstart the talks again,” said Oyuu
He claimed that the teachers’ negotiated central bargaining agreement (CBA), was long overdue.
“We have a new window to renegotiate the teachers’ pay with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), for an increase from the initially bargained 2018/21,” he said
Oyuu explained that the last time they got a pay increase, the beneficiaries were largely head teachers and their deputies.
“This time we want to focus on all the teachers to ensure rationality in the teachers’ service scheme,” said Oyuu.
The NDC is expected to host approximately 2,000 members who will reside in the lakeside city as the union seeks to review its successes and challenges in order to develop resolutions that will propel its agenda.
Oyuu explained that some of the issues they should consider as the school year comes to a close include, but are not limited to, CBC taskforce recommendation reviews, teacher delocalization, CBA, teacher employment, and disciplinary actions against teachers found culpable for wrongdoings in the course of their work.
“These include interdictions, demotions and promotion of teachers among a raft of teacher-related problems,” he said.
KNUT further announced that it will petition the Parliament to allocate Ksh4.5 billion for teachers to cater for teachers’ professional development induction.
“Teachers do not have enough finances to maintain themselves. We should, therefore, not be expected to pay for the professional development induction,” Oyuu stated.
Currently, teachers pay Ksh6,000 for the induction offered in select Kenyan universities.
Other demands made by the union included; reinstatement of the teachers’ appeal tribunal and promotion criteria to focus on academic qualifications.
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