KUPPET claims the state is intimidating JSS teachers who are on strike.
As the junior secondary school intern teachers’ strike moves into its fourth week, the Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers has accused the government of intimidation.
The instructors warned parents and kids to prepare for difficult times ahead, stating that they will not return to class until their demands are granted.
The teachers, who comprise 46,000 interns, have been requesting that the government provide sufficient funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
Simon Kimani, the Kuppet chairman for the Nakuru branch, claims that the interns won’t go back to work until their demands are satisfied.
He claimed that the meager Sh17,000 in salary they received each month from the government was insufficient to cover their basic expenses.
In response to threats and intimidation from school heads, the chairman declared that the interns would not return to their jobs.
“We have seen the President hire a luxurious private jet at a cost of Sh200 million, despite the government’s claim that there is not enough money to meet teacher demands,” he stated.
Dancun Macharia, the secretary general of Kuppet’s Nakuru branch, stated that the internship was subsequently declared unlawful by the court.
He stated that before the interns return to work, confirmation letters from the Teachers Service Commission are required.
The legislative budget committee was mandated by TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia with ensuring sufficient budgetary allocation to meet the needs of all of the intern teachers.
George Owino, the chairperson of the Naivasha JSS instructors, stated that the interns would keep stopping their work until the government promised to abide by their requests.
Owino said that their salary of Sh17,000 was insufficient to cover their everyday expenses in light of the rapidly rising cost of living.
“We want TSC to come clean on the status of interns teachers by ensuring that all the 46,000 teachers are issued with letters of permanent and pensionable terms,” he stated.
An intern teacher named Isaac Mungai said that TSC had changed its mind and extended the internship period to two years, despite having previously committed to confirm the interns after one year of service.
“We are not going back to the classrooms until the government meets our demands by ensuring our contracts are converted to permanent and pensionable terms as promised,” he stated.
KUPPET claims the state is intimidating JSS teachers who are on strike.
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