The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has suspended a strike notice issued last month after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) called for talks on Wednesday.
Kuppet Secretary General Akelo Misori announced that the TSC has agreed to begin negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to increase the teachers' salaries. "We have withdrawn the strike notice because the employer has officially invited us for salary review talks this week on Wednesday, July 2," said Akelo.
Speaking in an interview with The Standard after the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association meeting in Mombasa, which was attended by over 7000 principals drawn from every part of the country, Misori said he expects that during the talks with TSC, the demands they submitted on October 30, 2024, will address salary increments of between 30 and 70 per cent.
Misori said the economic hardship facing teachers was severe and the union anticipated positive financial outcomes for its members following the discussion.
