Learners urged to report to school amid planned teachers strike

In a statement on Sunday, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos assured teachers of the government's commitment to addressing all their legitimate concerns. 

“Following talks between the Teachers Service Commission and the unions, the Government has, for instance, provided resources for the implementation of the 2nd phase of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement, with effect from 1st July, 2024. The Government has also provided resources for retooling teachers for the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum,” Migos said. 

The Education CS further stated that the government will adopt a consultative approach with all stakeholders to achieve a satisfactory resolution of all outstanding matters.

This is despite the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) calling on their members to keep off learning institutions over what they term as failure by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to fully implement the 2021/25 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). 

In KUPPET’s National Governing Council meeting on Sunday, 68 members of the union voted in favor of the strike. 

However, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), which had also told its members to boycott schools made a U-turn. 

KNUT on Sunday told members to report to schools as the union has begun “addressing the remaining matters administratively.”

In light of the latest developments, we direct our teachers to resume duty effective Monday, August 26, 2024," KNUT said in a statement by Secretary General Collins Henry Oyuu.