This archive report was first published on 23 August 2019.
Published on August 23, 2019, the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has submitted a proposal to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) seeking a salary increase for teachers.
The proposal, which aims to address the high cost of living in the country, suggests an increase in basic salary ranging between 30 per cent and 70 percent from the current minimum salary of Sh21, 756 to Sh36, 985 on the lower cadre.
According to the proposal, the increase is informed by the rising cost of living since 2016. The union also wants teachers who have stagnated in one position, especially those in Job Group K and J, to be promoted.
However, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has not commented on the issue of promotion of teachers, saying only that the commission is looking at the proposal by Kuppet on harmonization of house allowances for teachers.
The union has also asked that the commission be mandated by law to handle both the processing and payment of pension claims for Kuppet members.
