This archive report was first published on 28 June 2021.
TSC Calls for Talks on New Collective Bargaining Agreement ¶
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia has called for talks on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with teacher trade unions, following the resignation of KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion.
On Monday, June 28, Macharia announced that the talks will be held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi starting the next day.
The move comes after Sossion resigned from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) three days prior, citing frustration with TSC's handling of teachers' rights.
One of the major squabbles between KNUT and TSC was the promotion of teachers and salary increments. The current CBA (2017-2021) is poised to expire in July 2021 and failed negotiations between the employer and teachers raised doubts over their future.
KNUT, Kenya Union of Special Needs Education teachers (KUSNET), and Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUSNET) have called on TSC to act and lay down strategies for the 2021-2025 CBA.
Meanwhile, TSC has sworn in a selection panel tasked with recruiting five new commissioners to replace those whose terms expired in March.
Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chairperson Charity Kisotu has urged the panel to pay attention to issues of diversity and inclusivity in the selection process.
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia addresses National Assembly's education committee on February 19, 2020.
