MP requests government to implement teachers CBA to prevent strike.
To prevent an impending walkout, Luanda MP Dick Maungu has asked the government to implement the teachers’ Collective Bargaining Agreement.
A settlement reached by TSC and teachers’ unions on July 1st of last year was supposed to give instructors a pay increase of up to 9.5 percent.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET), and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) signed the agreement.
In order to prevent a strike that would interfere with instruction, Maungu suggested that the government work with educators to come up with a plan for carrying out the agreement.
He declared that the opposition would push for the CBA’s quick acceptance.
“We cannot watch helplessly as our teachers are mistreated and instruction is disturbed. We’ll struggle to see that the CBA for 2021–2025 is carried out in its entirety, Maungu declared.
The lawmaker gave a speech on Friday at Constituency Education Day. Governor Kenneth Lusaka of Bungoma was present as well.
To demand that the CBA be fully implemented, the Kenya Union for Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has announced a nationwide strike for the next month.
The union requests that TSC hire 46,000 intern instructors on permanent, pensionable conditions in addition to 20,000 new teachers.
David Barasa, the chairman of Bungoma County KUPPET, urged the government to honor its pledges to the education sector.
“The Finance Bill should not be used as a justification by the administration. He went on, “They should expect a complete shutdown of the school system if they don’t comply with our demands by September.
Barasa also objected to the delayed payment of school capitation.
Following the Kenya Kwanza regime’s lowering of capitation from Sh 22, 244 to Sh 17,000 per student, Barasa demanded an increase in school fees.
The unionist claimed that the government’s decision to discontinue the Edu Afya program has made it more difficult for schools to provide medical care for ill kids.
“Edu Afya was essential to the health of students. Principals are finding it difficult to oversee and care for sick pupils these days,” he stated.
According to Barasa, the present teacher deficit in public schools is jeopardizing the future prospects of pupils by impeding the successful implementation of CBC.
Our students might be headed in the wrong direction if we don’t treat this seriously. All parents must stand by us. September is when we go on strike,” he said.
MP requests government to implement teachers CBA to prevent strike.
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