A new storm is brewing in Kenya’s education sector as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) prepares to migrate teachers to the new Social Health Authority (SHA) medical scheme, sparking sharp resistance from teachers’ unions and widespread concern over the…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) moved closer to finalizing an agreement with teachers’ unions after receiving KSh 10.5 billion to fully implement a pay increase. This development could potentially resolve the ongoing disputes and prevent the planned teachers’ strike. The…
On Sunday, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu announced that the union had called off the teachers’ strike, which was set to begin on Monday. During a press conference, Oyuu directed all teachers affiliated with…
The Employment and Labour Relations Court on Tuesday temporarily halted the ongoing national teachers’ strike after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) filed a case challenging the industrial action. The court’s ruling provides temporary relief for students whose education was at…
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has instructed its members to disregard a return-to-work court order issued on Tuesday, which could lead to individual teachers facing reprimands. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has responded by…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has taken a notable step in response to the ongoing strike by omitting union dues from the payslips of KUPPET members. This move reflects the commission’s strong disapproval of the strike, which has continued despite…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has formally rejected the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers’ (KUPPET) request to end the ongoing strike. In a letter to KUPPET Secretary Akelo Misori, the TSC insisted that the union must first comply…
Three officials from the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in Kakamega were arrested on Tuesday morning. The arrests were made by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kakamega East Sub-county. The officials were reportedly apprehended…
On Tuesday, secondary school teachers gathered near the Kakamega TSC offices, agitating for the release of four KUPPET officials who had been arrested earlier. These four teachers, allied with KUPPET, were initially detained but have now been released following sustained…