8 reasons why the government must pay teachers without considering the ripple effect

The greatest reasons why the government is reluctant to award the teachers their deserved pay rise is not lack of budgetary allocations as Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich claims. Any rational mind will inform you that the fear of the ripple effect the feat will have is the only premise anchored in their cerebrum. I recall that last year, and prior to the onset of the melodrama that has characterized the teacher pay debate, Teachers Service Commission had offered the rise of 50% - 60% in response to teachers demanding 300% pay rise. It was a very bold move that would have probably slain the legal transactions that has created more wounds than medicine. However, under the advice of Salaries and remuneration Commission, the offer was withdrawn. Teachers knew all the devils in the details.

The government, if seriously intends to resolve the debate of chants, fist and disdain in education provision, the senior officers in TSC and the ministry must live to the facts and settle matters holding the same in their hands. They need not fear an escalated pay rise drama emanating from other quarters should they illuminate the faces of teachers with radiance. An argument that job evaluation needs to be done prior to any effective awards is drowning in the pool of mistrust. A question lingers: Does Sarah Serem commission really understand the job description of all officers as purported? I am sceptical looking at how the new house allowances were amended based on assumptions and probably with officers sitting in Nairobi, drafted figures that lack merit and reason.