The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Chairman Omboko Milemba has revealed that as from next year, more P1 teachers will be employed and absorbed into the service.
Speaking during an interview with a local media house, KUPPET boss said the teachers’ trip to State House is expected to see an increase in employment for P-1 teachers, adding that visit has unlocked teachers’ employment puzzle
According Milemba, employment of P-1 teachers had been frozen, and some of the teachers were on the verge of retiring before employment; hence, the recent trip to State House will be beneficial to the teachers.
“There had been a freeze on the employment of the P-1 teachers. And some of them are retiring before they even work,” Milemba said.
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Milemba revealed that as part of the agreement at State House, the P-1 teachers will be employed as of the next financial year.
“So in the next session of employment of teachers, as part of what we agreed at the state house, they’ll start getting employment. That’s during the next financial year,” he added.
The Emuhaya Constituency MP Omboko Milemba also praised the state House visit, shared details of goodies teachers received during the recent State House visit amid mounting criticism.
The MP also revealed that during the highly criticized trip to State House, teachers were reimbursed with at least Ksh10,000.
He further defended the teachers’ reimbursement while adding that teachers did not go to the State House for the money.
“Transport reimbursement for teachers was 10,000. They never went just for reimbursement,” Milemba said.
By Juma Ndigo
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