KUPPET pushes for per diem allowances in TSC Act amendments

From left, Moses Nthurima KUPPET Deputy Secretary General, Omboko Milemba KUPPET chairman and Emuhaya MP. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) is now lobbying Parliament to anchor a raft of new allowances for teachers into law, in a bid to safeguard educators' welfare and enhance professional motivation.

Appearing before the National Assembly's Education Committee on Thursday, KUPPET tabled proposals to amend the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Act, seeking the introduction of per diem for teachers on official duty away from their stations, risk allowance for science teachers handling hazardous chemicals, and a postgraduate allowance for those with Master's or PhD qualifications.