Teachers who participated in officiating the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) have now asked the country’s Ministry of Education to pay them their allowances ranging into millions of shillings after it emerged that other East African countries had already paid their teachers.
The sporting extravaganza which brought together all the national champions from the East African countries, was held in Kakamega in August this year where Kenya was crowned overall champions of the 22nd Edition of FEASSA Games.
The teachers played key roles like referring for the success of the tournament, but in an interesting twist of events, they are crying foul after the Ministry of Education abandoned them.
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Vihiga branch Executive Secretary Sabala Inyeni confirmed of receiving several complaints from the affected teachers who decried that the MoE is yet to pay them several months after the sporting event was concluded in August.
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“It is true that MoE has not paid the coaches, the referees, the umpires and all other sports officials who took part in this exercise. These teachers incurred a lot of expenses for meals, accommodation and even daily travel to various venues to make this event a success. It is very unfortunate the ministry has gone quiet on them, yet the nurturing of talent is one of the key pillars of our new CBE system of education,” said Sabala.
Team Kenya collected a total of 63 medals: 21 gold, 24 silver, and 18 bronze to retain their dominance in the regional championship. Uganda followed closely with 48 medals (16 gold, 15 silver, and 17 bronze), while Tanzania finished third with nine medals. Rwanda settled for five medals, Burundi managed two, while Ivory Coast finished without a medal.
By Roy Hezron
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