Court reinstates KEWOTA payroll deductions in Sh30m teachers' row

KEWOTA Chief Executive Officer Benta Opande and chairperson Modesta Akaki during a press briefing [File]

Justice Jacob Gakeri of the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has granted the Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA) a stay order, suspending the Teachers Service Commission's (TSC) decision to halt salary deductions from teachers' payslips.

The ruling means KEWOTA will continue deducting Sh200 from more than 100,000 female teachers, amounting to about Sh30 million monthly, pending further directions from the court.