Kuppet Kenya

Teachers are parents away from home. When learners turn violent against their mentors, then as a union we will not sit down and watch the dignity of our professionals stripped away. Rest assured we'll seek justice !

The Honourable court has pronounced itself. In a country defined by rule of law, that's what it is !

Kuppet leadership needs to listen to their own members, dictatorship is not an option in leadership !

Ahead of KUPPET NDC this December, SG Misori is arm twisting His fellow national officials for survival. After Tonui, then Omboko Milemba will follow suit !

THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 2nd 2024

9.00 Am: Njenga Mwethi arrives at Nextgen mall

9:45Am: Akelo Misori arrives at the same venue. The two have a meeting

10:30 Am: Korir , Nthurima ,Maingi, Catherine wambulyanga arrives at NextGen.

12:45 Pm: The meeting comes to an end with firm instructions to only inform Obwocha of the TSC Visit.

1:20 Pm: Hon Catherine calls Obwocha and informs him of the meeting and it's deliberations.

1:47 Pm: Obwocha calls Hon. Tonui and they agree to meet at NextGen.

1:55 Pm: Hon. Catherine calls Tonui and inform him of the happenings.

2:37 Pm: Hon. Tonui arrives at NextGen, meets SG and the team while going down the stairs, on their way to TSC. Hon. Tonui wanted to know why they had a secret meeting without the rest. They told him that No 1 had called Nancy with firm instructions not to involve Hon. Tonui and Mr. Chelanga. The group left for TSC.

NOTE
Hon. Catherine did not accompany them. She remained behind for further consultation with Hon. Tonui.

2:47 Pm: Chelanga arrives

3:00 Pm: Obwocha arrives. A meeting of the four was held. Mr. Obwocha was opposed of the TSC meeting .Hon. Tonui warned him the consequences, the team ahead is fond of making grievours mistakes, so he accepts to go.

3:40 Pm : The 4 arrives at TSC. The stage was set for media release. Hon. Tonui intervened and demanded for the brief printout. It was not signed! He calls for al meeting with the NEB. He exchanged words with one NEB officials who said before the commissioners that JSS teachers were Not members of KUPPET. Later, Dr. Nancy macharia categorically said that JSS was a presidential project. Hence, was not part of the negotiation item.

Hon. Tonui insisted of signing of the press release printout, which they reluctantly did so.
More teachers demands were captured, but Nancy was of the opinion of that KUPPET should TRUST TSC and Hon.Tonui told her off, because we are not members of a family and should sign this pressor for accountability, future reference and record.

5:00 Pm: Assembling for press release. All NEB present assembled behind the SG for the presser.

Conclusion: Misori was bribed

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KUPPET WANTS RESUMPTION OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS

The Ministry of Education has been asked to announce when the sporting activities will resume in all schools.

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers said there have been no co-curricular activities taking place in primary and secondary schools for the last two years.

Kuppet said though the academic year is short and congested, co-curricular activities are important.

Taita Taveta Kuppet executive secretary Shedrack Mutungi said in such a congested and stressful academic year, sports will help relieve students from stress.

“Co-curricular activities play a role in the education system. The ministry has however remained quiet on when such activities will resume,” he said.

Sports activities in learning institutions were halted in March 2020 in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic that prompted the closure of schools.

After the Covid-19 containment measures were scaled down, the state started putting measures to ensure the resumption of sporting activities.

However, Kuppet said there have been no co-curricular activities taking place.

“Let the state escalate plans to bring back sporting and other co-curricular activities for schools to manage students in the fully-packed academic year,” Mutungi said.

Kuppet wants resumption of sporting activities in schools Says though the academic year is short and congested the activities are important.

KUPPET PRESS STATEMENT 23TH FEB 2022

KUPPET TO CONVENE ORGANS ON CBA RE-OPENING TALKS

1. The KUPPET National Executive Board has considered the response by the Teachers Service Commission to our demand for the re-opening of talks on the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which we issued on January 17, 2022.

2. Regrettably, the Commissions response does not merit our demand. All the Commission did was to acknowledge our letter and promise to respond substantively at a later stage after interrogating the contents. The 21-day period we gave the Commission has now elapsed without any substantive response being given.

3. In the absence of a clear-cut commitment by the TSC to re-open the talks, the so-called response has caused more uncertainty in the teaching fraternity. The Commission has not addressed the prospects of our members getting their salary review this year, which they deserved during the Third Public Sector Remuneration and Benefits Review Cycle.

4. Upon the expiry of the previous CBA for 2016-2021, our members deserved salary increments under the new CBA as provided under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Labour Institutions Act Section 44 (5) and international legal instruments including the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention No. 131 of the ILO (1970), Article 23 (3) of the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration on Human Rights as well as Goal 8 of the 2030 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on employment and decent work.

5. Using the excuse of slow economic performance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government froze salary increments during the Third Public Sector Remuneration and Benefits Review Cycle in 2021. However, as President Uhuru Kenyattta stated in his State of the Nation address, The second quarter of 2021 registered the most impressive growth ever recorded in our nations real GDP. The growth rate of 10.1 percent is the highest ever recorded in one quarter in Kenyas history. It is also the first time Kenya hit a double-digit growth. The last time Kenyas economy got close to this kind of performance was in 2010 during the Grand Coalition Government, when the economy hit an 8.4% growth rate.

6. For the first time in eight years of the Presidents term, the Kenya Revenue Authority has exceeded its revenue collection target despite the COVID stress on the economy. The KRA projected a Sh1.52 trillion collection in tax during 2020, but ended up collecting Sh1.67 trillion, which was in excess of their projected intention. In the last eight years, KRA collected Sh10.8 trillion cumulatively in revenue. This means that in just eight years, KRA has collected the equivalent of Kenyas total GDP. It also means that on average KRA collected Sh1.3 trillion every year, the President noted.

7. In the last quarter of 2020 the government reviewed the salaries and allowances of employees of the Judicial Service Commission, the Parliamentary Service Commission, and county governments who were already among the highest paid cadres in public service. Many private sector employers have recently concluded CBAs awarding employers salary increments.

8. In light of the aforesaid facts, the union is left with no option but to convene our organs to explore all avenues open to us and guide our members in their quest for a salary increment.

9. The Final Memorandum of Demands to the TSC for the 2021-2025 CBA called for, among others:

a. Salary increment of between 30-70 percent for the highest paid and lowest paid teacher respectively. The lowest paid teachers salary should rise from Sh34,955 to Sh59,425 while the highest paid should rise from Sh118,242 to Sh153,715.

b. Commuter allowance to be raised by between 30-70 percent, i.e., from Sh5,000 to Sh8,500 and from Sh16,000 to Sh20,800 for the lowest and highest paid teachers respectively.

c. Leave allowance, which currently ranges from Sh6,000 to Sh10,000 for the lowest and highest paid teachers, should be equivalent to one month salary for every grade.

d. House allowance to be harmonized across all grades, with a township allowance awarded to teachers in urban.

e. Hardship allowance to be increased by 50 percent from the current Sh10,900 to Sh16,350 and Sh38,100 to Sh57,150 for the lowest paid and highest paid teachers respectively.

f. Introduction of risk allowance for science teachers, starting from Sh5,465 for the lowest paid and Sh30,587 for the highest paid.

g. Introduction of overtime allowance for teachers working in boarding schools.

f. Introduction of a post-graduate allowance for teachers who have attained Masters and PhD degrees.

KUPPET KENYA

Teachers Union KUPPET to issue strike notice because of TSC failure to open talks for better salaries and allowances.

TSC Circular No. 4/2022 on maternity, paternity and pre-adoptive leave. The circular dated 14th February 2022 is out.

Tuesday, February 1st 2022

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE

We have this morning received the sad news about the death of Comrade Renson Mokaya who until his death was the Vice Chairman, KUPPET Nyamira County

Mr. Renson Mokaya died Monday evening while undergoing treatment after getting involved in a road accident while traveling from school.

Since he joined KUPPET leadership, has been a serious dedicated servant of teachers, ever jovial, social and humorous.

Condolences to the family, relatives, friends and teachers of Nyamira County. RIP Renson Mokaya

Akelo A. T. Misori
Secretary General
KUPPET KENYA

Negotiating without a salary for teachers was a bitter pill for us to swallow but we had to understand the State of the country. Now that things have opened up, we have requested for fresh negotiations and will do what we can to see to it that things change for the teacher in Kenya. ~Akelo Misori, Secretary General