The Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) has called on teachers and in particular its members from Special Needs Education (SNE) institutions to be patient as they continue with negotiations which will culminate in the signing of the new 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Speaking to Education News today morning KUSNET Secretary General James Torome stated that the employer didn’t table any counter offer on their proposals during their Tuesday meeting, disclosing that Teachers Service Commission (TSC) indicated that it had not received an advisory from the Salaries and Remuneration (SRC) and the National Treasury which they had forwarded the proposed CBA.
He however stated that the Commission assured them of further negotiations and conclusion of the CBA signing immediately they receive advisory from the relevant government agencies that they had forwarded the union demands.
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“The negotiations started on Tuesday this week but what is not there is the counter offer from TSC, but we agreed that the Commission should push the relevant government agencies and get the advisory so that we can get this counter offer before July 30, 2025 for full implementation to whatever we will have agreed,” said Torome.
KUSNET is demanding differentiated salary increments with 40 per cent for Principals and School Heads (Grades D1-D5) and 50 per cent for lower cadre teachers (B5 –C5). It also wants a risk allowance of Kshs.15, 000 monthly, and a uniform allowance of Kshs.15,000 annually for members citing their quasi-nursing roles that require protective gear.
Additionally, the union has called for a 50 per cent increase in all other allowances, and an expansion of hardship areas, warning that any adjustments to the hardship policy must go through courts.
By Roy Hezron
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