Maasai Council of Elders has called on TSC to strike a deal with the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers that will see the ongoing strike come to an end.
The Council of Elders’ Chairman Kelena Ole Nchoe said the strike was impacting negatively young learners who could be forced to extend their academic term, despite having reported to school on schedule.
“The young learners are the ones being affected because they are in school wasting time. This stalemate should be resolved quickly so that learning can continue as usual,” he said.
Nchoe lauded teachers under the Kenya National Union of Teachers who resolved to return to school despite an earlier threat of downing their tools.
He was speaking to journalists at his office in Narok.
KUPPET Narok branch members took their protest to Kilgoris town on Thursday.
Hundreds of teachers marched to the TSC offices to submit their grievances.
Led by their Branch Secretary Charles Ngeno, the teachers’ union accused TSC of failing to honour the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
They reiterated that they would not return to school until their demands are honoured.
“The money was to reflect in the teachers’ pay slips from January this year, but nothing has reflected yet,” Ngeno said.
KUPPET wants the intern Junior Secondary School teachers to be confirmed as per the court ruling and be employed on a permanent and pensionable basis.
“The 46, 000 intern teachers were promised to be confirmed on a permanent basis from July but as we speak, the teachers are told to go back to school before they are confirmed,” he said.
The union wants TSC to promote teachers who have stagnated in one job group for a long time saying some had remained in the same position for over 10 years.
“We ask our members to continue boycotting classrooms. We assure them that the strike is protected and no one will be threatened,” Ngeno said.
