KUPPET Teachers in Kericho Protest Over Problematic Medical Cover
Members of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) staged peaceful protests in Kericho Town today, expressing their frustration over unresolved issues related to the implementation of the second phase of the 2021–2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
The protesting teachers, carrying placards and chanting slogans, demanded significant improvements in their working conditions, fair promotions, and the harmonization of allowances. They expressed dissatisfaction with the stagnation in job groups, where many have remained without promotions for years.
The Kericho County KUPPET Executive Secretary, Mary Rotich, led the demonstrations. She reported that the Teachers Service Commission’s (TSC) failure to remit capitation to medical insurers had caused significant inconvenience to teachers in need of medical attention.
Key Concerns Highlighted
Addressing the media at Moi Gardens, Kericho, Rotich highlighted other critical issues, including the need for the confirmation of junior secondary school (JSS) teachers into permanent and pensionable terms. Despite attending interviews, she noted that many teachers do not receive promotions, and when they do, they frequently face salary cuts without explanation.
Rotich emphasized the government’s urgent need to address these pressing concerns before teachers can resume their duties. She clarified that the KUPPET teachers in Kericho County would persist in their strike until they received their demands.
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Rotich indicated that the TSC’s refusal to listen to the teachers or consider their list of demands had left them with no choice but to resort to industrial action. She criticized the employer’s problematic medical coverage, which forces teachers to endure long waits for hospital service approvals and, in some cases, denial of services altogether.
“We realize that TSC has just refused to listen to the teachers and did not even want to go through the list of our demands; that is why we have decided to resort to industrial action,” she stated.
Impact on Schools
Despite the ongoing strike, a spot-check by the Kenya News Agency (KNA) revealed that most students in public schools across Kericho Town reported for the start of the third term, indicating minimal disruption to the school calendar.
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KUPPET Teachers in Kericho Protest Over Problematic Medical Cover
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