The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called off the strike after officials met with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Monday.
KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori and TSC CEO Nancy Macharia held a joint press conference to announce that the strike that began last week was called off pending matters that TSC will address.
“The collective bargaining agreement has been paid, medical cover restored and on issues of teacher promotion, TSC is looking for money to promote as many teachers as possible and is discussing on confirmation of teachers in acting position,” Misori said.
Further, he said that teachers who participated in the industrial action will not be victimized.
“We are cognizant of the fact that our teachers are very hardworking and we met with the unions today because the children are greater than all of us, and we are joining efforts to ensure they cover the lost time.”
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“It is a policy document and there is much to cover but we have gone a step ahead and will keep everyone posted on the progress,” Macharia said.
The strike was initially called to push for implementing the 2021-2025 collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
While the government has moved to implement the second phase of the CBA, KUPPET maintains that the salary increment is insufficient to meet the teachers' needs.
Despite the ongoing strike, the teachers acknowledge some progress, including the government's commitment to hire Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers and properly remunerate those serving in acting positions.
