- He said Teachers Service Commission has twenty one days to re-open salary negotiations with the government.
- Misori also questioned why other civil servants received salary reviews.
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education secretary-general Akello Misori said teachers now want President Uhuru Kenyatta to scrap off the pay hike freeze that was occasioned by the pandemic.
The union of post-primary teachers now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to scrap off the pay hike freeze that was occasioned by the pandemic.
SRC chairperson Lynn Mengich previously said the commission will review the situation at the end of the two fiscal years.
Teachers' unions, which were calling for a bargaining agreement had to wait for 24 months.
Kenya Union of post-primary education teachers(KUPPET) Secretary general Akello Misori said the economy has bounced back.
Speaking during a press conference, Misori highlighted a number of negotiations that they want to be reviewed.
The union SG said teachers have slid into poverty for the past two years.
“The excuse of covid 19 should no longer be used to deny teachers their deserved salary reviews,” Misori said.
He said Teachers Service Commission has 21 days to re-open salary negotiations with the government.
“The union will review the commission's response before convening our organs to give further directions on the next course of action,” he said.
A number of demands were made to the commission to be fulfilled for the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement(CBA).
The teachers want a salary increment of between 30 to 70 per cent for the highest paid and lowest paid teachers.
“The lowest-paid teacher's salary should rise from Sh34,995 to Sh59,425 while the highest-paid should rise from Sh118,242 to Sh153,715,” he added.
Commuter allowance is expected to be raised by between thirty to seventy per cent.
“From Sh5,000 to Sh8,500 and from Sh16,000 to Sh20,800 for the lowest and highest paid teachers respectively,” he said.
The union also requested for leave allowance to be equivalent to one month salary for every grade.
They further called for harmonized house allowance across all grades with a township allowance awarded to teachers in urban areas.
“Introduction of risk allowance for science teachers, starting from Sh5,465 for the lowest paid and highest paid Sh39,587,” Misori said.
KUPPET want the increment of hardship allowance, the introduction of postgraduate allowance and overtime allowance for teachers in boarding schools.
Misori also questioned why other civil servants received salary reviews.
SRC said there will be no review of allowances and benefits paid in the public sector in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years.
In a letter to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the SRC increased allowances for judges and magistrates amid an ongoing court case challenging the pay raise.
In the new changes, the Court of Appeal judges will be paid a maximum of Sh1,156,108 up from Sh1,122,759 set through a letter dated August 18, 2017.
However, the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association refuted claims by the SRC that they received salary increments.