CIRCULAR: KUPPET, TSC REVIEW PROGRESS ON THE PRESIDENT’S COMMITMENTS TO TEACHERS

^{KENYA UNION OF POST PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHERS}

KUPPET, TSC REVIEW PROGRESS ON THE PRESIDENT’S COMMITMENTS TO TEACHERS

KUPPET and the Teachers Service Commission have concluded a two-day meeting to review the Commission’s progress in meeting the commitments made by President William Ruto to teachers at his extraordinary meeting with teachers on 13th September 2025.

The President’s meeting with teachers brought together 10,000 participants selected by KUPPET, other teachers’ unions, and the association of primary and secondary school heads.

The President’s commitments include:

1. Reduction of the 2025-2029 CBA cycle from four years (phases) to two.
2. The promotion of additional 25,000 teachers, doubling a similar number whose vacancies have been advertised and interviews conducted as of December 2025.
3. The allocation of 20% of houses under the Affordable Housing Programme for teachers in Nairobi and other counties.
4. Confirmation of 20,000 intern teachers into permanent and pensionable terms.
5. Provision of a superior medical cover with a benefits structure that improves on the previous cover managed by Minet.
6. Review of the Career Progression Guidelines.
7. Reforms in teachers’ pension administration.

The TSC has briefed KUPPET on its consultations with relevant government organs, including the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. We welcomed the commission’s commitment to establish a liaison desk at the National Treasury to fast-track the processing of teachers’ pensions.

Similarly, the union took note of reforms in the disciplinary process which have speeded up the hearing and determination of disciplinary cases and appeals.

However, the union is concerned by the slow pace of action on all the issues. In particular, we were shocked that the TSC had not made any funding request to Parliament for the promotion of 25,000 more teachers during the upcoming supplementary budget which is due by the end of January 2026.

We were also concerned by the Commission’s failure to convene the technical committee charged with reviewing the Job Description for teachers, which is a precondition for the review of CPGs. The Committee, whose KUPPET representative is Mr. Paul Maingi, has not met for more than five months since its formation.

The union also expressed dissatisfaction with the commission’s policy guidelines on Intern Teachers which we fear may turn teachers into casual workers. The Guidelines provide for open ended internship service, without specific timelines for the confirmation of intern teachers into permanent terms.

Most regrettably, the commission blames funding for its failure to convert 20,000 current interns into permanent employment, yet it had not sought such funding from parliament. It is a case of the TSC eating its cake and having it at the same time.

AKELO MISORI,
SECRETARY GENERAL
17 DEC 2025

^{KENYA UNION OF POST PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHERS}

KUPPET, TSC REVIEW PROGRESS ON THE PRESIDENT’S COMMITMENTS TO TEACHERS

KUPPET and the Teachers Service Commission have concluded a two-day meeting to review the Commission’s progress in meeting the commitments made by President William Ruto to teachers at his extraordinary meeting with teachers on 13th September 2025.

The President’s meeting with teachers brought together 10,000 participants selected by KUPPET, other teachers’ unions, and the association of primary and secondary school heads.

The President’s commitments include:

1. Reduction of the 2025-2029 CBA cycle from four years (phases) to two.
2. The promotion of additional 25,000 teachers, doubling a similar number whose vacancies have been advertised and interviews conducted as of December 2025.
3. The allocation of 20% of houses under the Affordable Housing Programme for teachers in Nairobi and other counties.
4. Confirmation of 20,000 intern teachers into permanent and pensionable terms.
5. Provision of a superior medical cover with a benefits structure that improves on the previous cover managed by Minet.
6. Review of the Career Progression Guidelines.
7. Reforms in teachers’ pension administration.

The TSC has briefed KUPPET on its consultations with relevant government organs, including the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. We welcomed the commission’s commitment to establish a liaison desk at the National Treasury to fast-track the processing of teachers’ pensions.

Similarly, the union took note of reforms in the disciplinary process which have speeded up the hearing and determination of disciplinary cases and appeals.

However, the union is concerned by the slow pace of action on all the issues. In particular, we were shocked that the TSC had not made any funding request to Parliament for the promotion of 25,000 more teachers during the upcoming supplementary budget which is due by the end of January 2026.

We were also concerned by the Commission’s failure to convene the technical committee charged with reviewing the Job Description for teachers, which is a precondition for the review of CPGs. The Committee, whose KUPPET representative is Mr. Paul Maingi, has not met for more than five months since its formation.

The union also expressed dissatisfaction with the commission’s policy guidelines on Intern Teachers which we fear may turn teachers into casual workers. The Guidelines provide for open ended internship service, without specific timelines for the confirmation of intern teachers into permanent terms.

Most regrettably, the commission blames funding for its failure to convert 20,000 current interns into permanent employment, yet it had not sought such funding from parliament. It is a case of the TSC eating its cake and having it at the same time.

AKELO MISORI,
SECRETARY GENERAL
17 DEC 2025