- Vocational training instructors in Migori County have called for the immediate issuance of long-awaited promotion letters.
- The instructors say some have remained in the same job groups for up to 15 years despite meeting promotion requirements.
- They have urged Governor Ochilo Ayacko to intervene and resolve the impasse through dialogue.
Vocational training instructors in Migori County have renewed calls for the immediate implementation of long-delayed promotions, saying years of stagnation have affected staff morale and career growth.
The instructors, drawn from Vocational Training Centres across the county, presented their concerns at the County Department of Education offices, where they demanded the issuance of promotion letters.
Leading the appeal, Migori County Instructors Welfare Secretary General Alphonse Onono said the instructors were simply seeking the implementation of their employment rights.
“Our visit to the department was never politically instigated. We came to pursue the right of every instructor employed by the county government,” Onono said.
He questioned why promotions had stalled despite instructors meeting all the requirements under the county’s career progression framework.
Onono urged Governor Ochilo Ayacko to intervene and ensure the promotions are implemented in July.
Years without promotion
Vocational training instructor Lilian Selma said the prolonged delay had become both a professional and personal burden.
“We were due for promotion in 2017, and this is our right, not a favour. For years we have been told the process is ongoing, but nothing has changed. We are now asking the county government to conclude the process and issue our promotion letters,” she said.
Selma noted that while employees in other county departments had advanced through the ranks, vocational training instructors had remained in the same job groups, leaving many demoralised.
Call for dialogue
Another instructor, Chris Angira, said repeated engagements with the Department of Education had failed to produce clear timelines for the promotions.
“Some of our colleagues have served for six, ten and even fifteen years without moving to the next job group. We have approached the department respectfully on several occasions, but we have not received a satisfactory response. We are therefore asking the county government to uphold our rights and promote us,” he said.
The instructors warned that if the stalemate persists, learning in Vocational Training Centres could be affected.
They called on the county government to resolve the dispute through dialogue and implement the promotions without further delay.
The renewed appeal comes after Governor Ochilo Ayacko appeared before the Senate Education Committee in May to respond to concerns over salary disparities affecting ECDE and Vocational Training Centre instructors in the county.
By Kimutai Langat
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