The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Nzaui branch in Makueni has reiterated that the Union’s strike notice is still in effect until the top leadership instructs on the next move to be taken.
The remarks come on the backdrop of a meeting between the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC), KNUT, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) at the Kenya School of Government yesterday.
Speaking to Education News Wednesday evening, the Union Secretary General Collins Oyuu said that the initial strike notice which was issued by the union is still in force until the union National Executive Council (NEC) meets to give way forward.
“TSC only addressed one issue…other pertinent issues were not addressed. We must also consult our members and the National Executive Council (NEC) before we make any pronouncement,” said Oyuu.
Speaking at Ngiini area, Mukaa sub-county during the burial of late teacher Amos Musembi, the branch Executive Secretary Joseph Ngwava Musyimi thus urged parents not to release their children for school reopening on Monday.
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He stressed that teachers were still experiencing complications with their medical insurance despite regular deductions from their salaries.
The KNUT boss added that the hiring of interns on permanent and pensionable terms and the promotion of stagnated teachers were still pertinent issues that the teachers’ employer needed to handle urgently.
By Lydia Ngoolo
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