The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KPPET) has asked the government to consider reviewing the medical schemes for the teachers.
Speaking from Bungoma County the branch union’s Chairman David Barasa said two medical schemes have become unmanageable to most of the teachers.
In an Interview with the Education news on Friday, Barasa said currently teachers are subscribed to two medical schemes.
“As we speak today a Kenyan teacher is now paying for two medical schemes, we are unhappy with how the government is handling teachers,” Barasa said.
The Unionist added that everything that is punitive against teachers is emanating from the parliament calling on the MP’s to consider reviewing the medical schemes to give relief to the teachers.
With the high taxes imposed on Kenyans, the Kuppet Chairman called on the government to increase the teachers’ salaries.
Currently teachers are registered with AON minet an insurance company that is contracted by Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to provide medical services to tutors.
Teachers are also deducted money from their pay slips towards the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and now they say it has become a burden to them.
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