Good news for teachers,As Knut takes action on retirement dues
Good news for teachers,As Knut takes action on retirement dues
According to the Constitution, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) must register, hire, promote, and supervise disciplinary actions involving educators in all primary and secondary schools in the country.
Teachers are supposed to continue working throughout their careers until they are 60, after which they are expected to retire.
Teachers are qualified to earn retirement benefits upon retirement, which are normally dependent on the number of years of service and the position held at the time of retirement.
Teachers frequently encounter delays in the payment of their retirement benefits, though.
Teachers having to make repeated trips to the Ministry of National Treasury and Teachers Service Commission offices in Nairobi is one of the causes of these delays. Sadly, some dishonest people who work at these schools take advantage of the circumstance to demand bribes from the professors.
Nevertheless, the recent initiative by the Kenya National Union of Teachers offers some hope for improvement. The union, which supports the direct payment of pensions by TSC, has urged the National Assembly to review the law governing teachers’ pensions.
Teachers should receive their pensions directly from their employer rather than through other businesses, claims James Muuo Ndiku, the KNUT National Treasurer. By speeding up the payment of teachers’ pensions and gratuities, the National Assembly could ease their suffering if it pays attention to their request.