Parents have been urged to ensure their children return to their respective Primary and Secondary schools for the start of the third term on Monday. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos, in a statement on Sunday, reassured teachers that the government is committed to addressing their valid concerns.
Migos highlighted that the government, following discussions between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the unions, has allocated resources for the implementation of the second phase of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), effective from July 1, 2024. Additionally, the government has provided resources to retrain teachers for the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum.
The Education CS also emphasized that the government will continue to engage with all stakeholders to find a mutually satisfactory resolution to all outstanding issues.
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This comes despite the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) urging its members to stay away from schools due to the TSC’s alleged failure to fully implement the 2021-2025 CBA. During KUPPET’s National Governing Council meeting on Sunday, 68 members voted in favor of a strike.
However, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), which had initially advised its members to boycott schools, reversed its stance. On Sunday, KNUT directed its members to report to schools, stating that the union has begun "addressing the remaining matters administratively."
"In light of the latest developments, we direct our teachers to resume duty effective Monday, August 26, 2024," KNUT Secretary General Collins Henry Oyuu said in a statement.
