Editor's Review

The TSC and teachers' unions have agreed on a deal after a long while of unending negotiations.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has moved to appease the Kenyan teachers and prevent any industrial action in the near future.

The teachers' employer announced finalising a four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the unions.

At least KSh 33.7 billion will be used in implementing the deal.

The CBA accommodates all the members of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).

All the parties, after negotiations, realised a common ground, now eyes are on the government to implement the CBA's provisions.

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"After the long journey of detailed and thorough negotiations, we are delighted to inform our more than 400,000 teachers that we have a CBA deal for the period 2025-2029, which we have signed with the elected representatives of KNUT, KUSNET, and KUPPET today," the TSC said.

Teachers in a past conference.

The TSC restated its commitment to safeguarding the welfare of the educators across cadres.

It said the CBA will cater for all the issues that have informed previous strikes.

With the deal in place, teachers will have a salary increase, with those in lower cadres getting at least a 29% raise.

Further, more teachers are set to be employed.

The unions' leaders celebrated the CBA.

"We have something to smile about; it is true that the lower cadre of teachers has been mentioned by TSC chairman, as compared to the upper cadre, the lower cadre has received a hefty increment in terms of percentages. So teachers in the lower cadre have a lot to smile about," said KNUT secretary general Collins Oyuu.

The welfare of teachers has also been taken care of, with the unions succeeding in their quest to have teachers leaving by way of dismissal get their pensions.

The first phase of the CBA will be effective from July 1, and will cost the taxpayer KSh 8.4 billion in salaries and allowances.

Over KSh 1.2 billion will be TSC's contribution to the teacher's pension scheme and other statutory deductions.