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President Uhuru Kenyatta signals good times for teachers as unions and TSC sign deal

Head teachers follow proceedings during the conference. KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion said the President has allowed teachers to start fresh negotiations on all terms of service. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD)

Teachers seemed to capitalise on the goodwill of a government facing a re-election battle by securing a commitment from President Uhuru Kenyatta to implement a new pay deal once negotiated.

The development yesterday came a day after unions and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) signed a historic
collective bargaining agreement (CBA), that will form the basis for talks on new pay that will cover an increment in
basic salary, which the Government hadvehemently opposed last year.

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