Teachers push for Sh7.8 billion promotions kitty for 90,000 tutors

Teachers are pushing for a pay rise of up to 70 per cent and promotion of 90,000 tutors who have stagnated in their present job groups for nearly two decades.

According to details presented to the teachers’ employer by the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), teachers want a salary increment of between 30 and 70 per cent in the new 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).