KUPPET Denounces TSC for Allegations of Sh400,000 Bribery.
More than 200 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in Bomet County participated in a protest over the government’s treatment of their job status, spearheaded by the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).
The JSS intern teachers have stopped working and are suing the government for failing to provide them permanent jobs with pensions, even though they only make Sh17,000 a year.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) was informed by KUPPET Vice Chairman Peter Bett that the teachers would not return to work unless their concerns were resolved.
He urged the TSC and the government to follow a court decision that declared the internship and contract terms unlawful. Furthermore, Bett demanded that the JSS instructors receive payment from the TSC for their work since February of last year.
Bett emphasized that the Constitution requires the TSC to hire teachers on permanent and pensionable conditions, therefore qualified educators shouldn’t be engaged under contract terms.
He questioned why the government was reluctant to take action, especially in light of rumors that elected officials were giving job offers to their supporters.
The unionists further claimed that the TSC was rife with corruption and that a Sh400,000 payment was necessary to be granted permanent employment. KUPPET Treasurer Joseph Bett demanded that TSC representatives respond to these accusations in a transparent manner.
JSS spokesman Mungen Kipruto responded to the circumstances by saying he was willing to be fired for standing up for their rights at work.
He reaffirmed their resolve to sue the Labour Court to obtain justice because they will not put up with being teachers in subpar conditions.
The unionists threatened to disrupt education across the country if these issues were not resolved, and they pleaded with President William Ruto to step in.
KUPPET Denounces TSC for Allegations of Sh400,000 Bribery.
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