Uncertainty Over Term 2 School Re-Opening as Teachers Stage Fresh Protests

As schools reopen, teacher protests escalate nationwide with strikes over unresolved issues affecting working conditions and benefits...

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Teachers across several Kenyan counties are protesting as the second term begins, threatening to disrupt the April 27 school calendar over unresolved issues with health insurance, job security, and working conditions.

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) is leading protests demanding the confirmation of 44,000 intern teachers from internship to permanent and pensionable employment.
Teachers in Machakos, Homa Bay, Kajiado, and Vihiga are raising specific concerns, including dissatisfaction with the Social Health Insurance (SHA) scheme, citing limited hospital access and coverage issues.
Protests also involve demands for increased autonomy for Junior Secondary School teachers and the reinstatement of hardship allowances in regions like Samburu.

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