400,000 teachers set for pay rise as State, unions seal Sh33b deal

Akelo Misori Secretary-General for the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) with Intern teachers at KUPPET office. They asked the Government to place JSS teachers to Secondary schools. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The over 400,000 teachers under the Teachers Service Commission will this month smile to the bank after the government and their unions reached a new pay deal.

The deal reached on Friday is worth Sh33 billion and will serve four years between July 2025 and June 2029.