Ruto responds on looming nationwide teachers’ strike
President William Ruto on Friday, August 16 weighed in on the impending nationwide teachers' strike
President William Ruto on Friday, August 16 weighed in on the impending nationwide teachers’ strike.
Speaking during the Kenya Music Festival State Concert at the Eldoret State Lodge, President Ruto said they have agreed that the leadership of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) will sit together with Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the National Treasury to avoid a strike.
The Head of State noted that he has already issued instructions to the National Treasury and TSC to work with the leadership of KNUT and KUPPET to address the issues raised by teachers.
“We have agreed that Treasury, TSC, and the teaching fraternity sit together and look at the possibilities of ensuring that we implement our commitment as government so that we avoid unnecessary industrial action in that space and avoid interruptions in our institutions of learning,” said Ruto.
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He added, “That engagement is going to happen and I want to tell the leadership of all the stakeholders to work together for the interest of our children respecting also what is due to our teaching fraternity.”
KUPPET has signaled a nationwide teachers’ strike from August 26, 2024, when schools re-open for the third term.
The looming strike is due to the government’s failure to allocate Sh 13.3 billion for the implementation of the second phase of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
The union is also demanding the permanent employment of intern teachers and the recruitment of 20,000 additional teachers to address staffing shortages.
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