<h1><strong>Teachers&#8217; Salary Increments; See Why Magoha is the One to Blame for Freezed TSC Teachers&#8217; Salary Increments</strong></h1>
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<p>The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, KUPPET has pointed a finger at outgoing CS for Education Professor George Magoha whose tenure will come to an end this August over his recent remarks that teachers will not get a penny in the name of salary increment since the government has already invested too much in the education sector.</p>
<p>His remarks have not only incensed teachers but also KUPPET officials who are now up in arms having discovered where the buck stops.</p>
<p>The fact is that much as CS Magoha is not directly involved in determining whether TSC teachers should be given a pay rise, his remarks do matter since they can be used to shape opinions and make final decisions.</p>
<p>Magoha was recorded n Thursday giving unsolicited advice purporting that there is no room for salary increment for teachers in the already &#8220;squeezed&#8221; government budget.</p>
<p>&#8221; The government is already spending 25.9% on education, although I am not in the salary docket, the 60% teachers are asking for is unreasonable,&#8221; he remarked.</p>
<h2><strong>Teachers&#8217; Salaries 2022-2023; Magoha&#8217;s Unsolicited Advice</strong></h2>
<p>KUPPET secretary general Akelo Misori has now termed Magoha&#8217;s remarks unnecessary and uncalled for pegging the 60% pay rise on the skyrocketing cost of living.</p>
<p>&#8220;According to the Minister, teachers are being unreasonable in demanding their share of relief from economic effects that have pushed the teachers to the end of the tether,&#8221; said Misori.</p>
<p>He further said that teachers&#8217; salary increment is an indispensable aspect of the country&#8217;s economic planning.</p>
<p>Since January, both KUPPET and KNUT have been pushing for a renegotiated CBA 2021-2025 that may see teachers gain monetary benefits technically referred to as pay rises or salary increments.</p>
<p>&#8220;Not only have teachers&#8217; income been eroded by high inflation over the years, but they do also deserve salary reviews under the 2021-2025 Public Sector Review Cycle which they were denied last year owing to the biting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic,&#8221; Misori added.</p>
<h3><strong>Details of the 60 percent KNUT pay rise</strong></h3>
<p>Teachers are demanding a 60 per cent salary increase, which they want implemented immediately.</p>
<p>Knut secretary general Collins Oyuu said the high cost of living has pushed for a rethink of teachers’ salaries.</p>
<p>“We have commenced a structured negotiation with the employer to see to it that a 60 percent salary rise is awarded to teachers,” Oyuu said.</p>
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<p>Oyuu spoke during a press conference at Knut&#8217;s head office in Nairobi.</p>
<p>He called for a review of the 2021-25 collective bargaining agreement, which was signed with non-monetary benefits.</p>
<p>“The human resource benefits are both to the teacher, the employer, and everyone in this profession,” Oyuu said.</p>
<p>The 2021-25 CBA had non-monetary benefits including extended paid maternity leave for female teachers and introduced paternity leave for male teachers.</p>
<p>However, Oyuu said it’s high time the Salaries and Remuneration Commission considers increasing teachers&#8217; salaries.</p>
<p>“The inflation rate at the moment does not allow us to continue having boardroom meetings with our employer. The economic times are extremely harsh,” he said.</p>
<p>Oyuu said these demands formed part of the discussions held between TSC and Knut from July 7 to July 9.</p>
<p>The official promised that the union and TSC have a formidable relationship going forward but said this will not hinder the union from fighting for teachers’ rights.</p>
<p>“This time around we have put it squarely and barely that teachers have an irreducible minimum demand. Teachers want money and not stories,” he said.</p>
<p>Knut also wants TSC to address the issue of payments for the Teachers&#8217; Professional Development which are footed by the teachers.</p>
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<p>Oyuu said TPD is a good idea that will help teachers, but faulted TSC for failing to sensitize teachers about the programme.</p>
<p>“We however discovered that TSC did not invest in sensitizing teachers on its need, usefulness, involvement, and its benefit, and that’s why it was met with resistance,” he said.</p>
<p>Teachers are supposed to pay Sh6,000 for TPD, which Oyuu said should be catered to by the government.</p>
<p>TPD seeks to help teachers renew their professional certificates every five years.</p>
<p>“The union in its intervention canvassed to have the National Assembly appropriate Sh4.5 billion for the purpose of purchasing modules in TPD, this money was availed,” Oyuu said.</p>
<p>Teachers are required to undertake in-service professional training lasting five years and get their certificates renewed.</p>
<p>The professional development will run for 30 years and has six modules each lasting five years.</p>
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