KNUT Threatens to Paralyse Learning in Fight With TSC
KNUT maintained that it would not accept what it termed a forced transition to a scheme whose systems are still untested and unclear to members...
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The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is threatening a nationwide strike in January, potentially paralyzing school reopenings, in protest against a planned shift of teachers from private health insurance to the Social Health Authority (SHA).
- The strike threat comes after KNUT accused the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) of unfairly targeting teachers, arguing other civil servants retain private medical cover.
- Makueni County KNUT Secretary-General Benson Ndambuki stated the union rejects the "forced transition" to an untested public insurance scheme.
- The TSC has invited KNUT, Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (KUPPET), and the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) to a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue.
- Separately, hundreds of Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers protested in Murang'a County, demanding permanent and pensionable positions before their internship contracts expire in December.
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The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in Kakamega County has threatened to disrupt the upcoming KCSE exams following the suspected murder of a school principal. Specifically, the union is demanding an investigation into the death of the Munyuki Secondary School Principal. Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera has also urged DCI Mohammed Amin to investigate the alleged abduction of the Munyuki High School Principal, Simon Isiaho Shange, who has been missing since November 3. In a separate issue, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is threatening a nationwide strike in January. KNUT's action is in protest against a planned shift of teachers from private health insurance to the Social Health Authority (SHA), potentially paralyzing school reopenings.
