Kuppet defends TSC over plight of teachers in hostile regions
Kuppet defends TSC over plight of teachers in hostile regions
Kuppet defends TSC over plight of teachers in hostile regions
According to the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is unable to address the growing number of insecurity cases that affect teachers in certain counties.
The union has pushed the Ministry of Interior to take immediate action in response to the tens of teachers in Baringo and North Eastern who are requesting transfers from the hostile areas.
Tens of teachers in North Eastern have declined to return to work in the past few years, and growing insecurity in some areas of Baringo has forced the closure of multiple schools.
The teaching community is fearful because some teachers have been murdered in terror attacks and others have been robbed and left maimed.
As more teachers seek transfers, Kuppet Secretary General Akelo Misori described the growing insecurity as serious while pledging to protect the teachers.
He claimed that they had brought up the matter with several government offices.
“We are in communication with the Ministry of Interior regarding the security issues that our teachers are facing, particularly in Northern Kenya and Baringo,” he stated.
Akelo voiced the union’s concerns in Naivasha regarding the backlog in retired teacher pension payments and the associated bureaucracy.
He stated that they had hired TSC, and that organization had committed to collaborating with the Department of Pensions on expedited administrative action.
He declared, “We are dedicated to collaborating with Parliament to amend the People Living with Disability Act, which mandates that teachers with disabilities update their certifications every five years.”
At the same time, Akelo announced that they had filed a petition with the commission regarding teachers serving in unpaid administrative capacities.
However, TSC contended that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) had eliminated acting appointments.
“To allow the court to make a determination regarding the remuneration for acting appointments, the union’s legal team will contemplate launching a lawsuit,” he issued a warning.
Omboko Milemba, the national chairman of Kuppet, announced last week that 30,000 of the 50,000 teachers who had been at a standstill for years would receive promotions in the upcoming fiscal year.
Omboko expressed regret that most teachers have not received promotions since 2017, and the Naivasha meeting decided to start addressing this issue in June.
He said that hiring 20,000 teachers would cost Sh4 billion and that they would be useful in resolving the crisis in JSS across the nation.
