Teachers across Kenya are in disbelief after their July payslips reflected alarmingly low salary increments, despite the recently signed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) having promised meaningful raises across all job groups.
The meagre amounts, received without any explanation, have sparked outrage and confusion among educators who had high hopes that the new CBA would offer financial relief amid a rising cost of living.
According to payslip reports shared by teachers from various counties, the actual increments were shockingly low.
Those in job group C1 received only KSh 996. C2 teachers saw KSh 600. In C3, the increase was just KSh 289, while C4 teachers received KSh 143. C5 got an even smaller amount—KSh 72. For those in D1, the increment was a mere KSh 36.
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Even more concerning is the total lack of communication from key stakeholders—the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), and other education unions. None has issued a statement explaining the discrepancy between expectation and reality.
Without accountability, trust in union negotiations and government promises continues to erode.
The big question remains: Is this what teachers fought for?If not, then the powers that be owe the teaching fraternity answers—and action—fast.
By Joseph Mambili
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