The TSC Bill Suggests Additional Teacher Allowances
In a proposed collective bargaining agreement (CBA) submitted to the TSC, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) is advocating for a 60 percent increase in basic pay and improved allowances for its members.
For its members, the Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (Kuppet) has additionally called for a 50 to 100 percent rise in fundamental pay and better allowances. Kuppet has also called for a risk allowance for science instructors and improved allowances.
Negotiations for the 2025-2029 pact are well underway between the teachers’ unions and the TSC, and the current non-monetary CBA will expire on June 30, 2025.
One of the teachers’ unions’ proposed allowances is that teachers who work on public holidays be paid either overtime or a set cash amount.
Additionally, TSC is required by Knut to pay three incremental credits to teachers working in arid and semi-arid lands as well as other difficult[1]to-staff locations. It seeks acting allowances for teachers in roles like deputy headteacher, deputy principal, and head of departments, although these have yet to be validated.
Members have previously criticized Knut and Kuppet for agreeing to the 2021-2025 CBA, which did not include a financial element.
The unions have since supported their choice, claiming that rejecting the agreement would have caused a legal crisis because of impending deadlines.
Mr. Haro’s Bill, which is now before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Education, is also anticipated to boost teachers’ motivation and morale.
