By Eddah Waithaka
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has announced the suspension of the teachers’ strike, a significant development following a productive consultative meeting with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
During a press briefing, Akelo Misori, the Secretary General of KUPPET, announced that the teachers’ strike has been suspended following a preliminary agreement reached with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
As a consequence, he instructed all teachers affiliated with the union to return to work without delay while they continue to address the concerns that had been brought up.
“As a result, and in compliance with the court order that will be issued on Thursday, September 5, from the union side, we are suspending our strike and asking all of our teachers to return to the classroom pending the speedy resolution of these matters as already agreed upon between us and the commission,” he said.
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TSC CEO Nancy Macharia also mentioned that the involved parties engaged in productive bilateral discussions with the KUPPET union to resolve the work boycott using alternative dispute resolution methods.
Macharia confirmed that the Commission had reached an agreement with KUPPET after the meeting.
“After a day long meeting, we are happy to report to the nation that we have reached an amicable settlement which will enable our teachers to resume duty immediately,” she said.
Several issues have been addressed, including third party deductions on remittances, the reinstatement of the medical scheme, and the promotion of 51,232 teachers. In addition, the government has allocated more resources for the retraining of junior secondary school teachers and has committed to resolving all outstanding issues.
The suspension of the strike effectively ends KUPPET’s week-long protest, which began on August 26. However, students were sent home today due to a shortage of teachers as a result of the ongoing strike.
