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Kenya:
Ignore TSC, Says KNUT
The Star, 1 December 2015
The Kenya National Union of Teachers has termed the TSC's digital validation of the union's members as illegal and asked teachers to ignore it. Read more »
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Kenya:
Pledge is Welcome to End Impasse Over Pay
Nation, 1 December 2015
The announcement by Education Minister Fred Matiang'i that teachers will be paid their September salary that was withheld because of the strike is a good start to repairing… Read more »
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Kenya:
Matiang'i Holds Meeting With KNUT, Kuppet Officials
Capital FM, 30 November 2015
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i Monday morning held a meeting with officials of the teachers unions in a bid to resolve the teachers pay wrangles. Read more »
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Kenya:
TSC Order Angers Teachers' Union
Nation, 30 November 2015
A union has dismissed as illegal, a three-month notice given to more than 288,000 teachers across the country to confirm their union membership. Read more »
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Kenya:
September Salaries to Be Paid Today, Teachers Told
The Star, 30 November 2015
Teachers will start receiving withheld September salaries from today, Education Cabinet Secretary nominee Fred Matiang'i has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kuppet in Threat to Quit Stalled Salary Talks
The Star, 30 November 2015
Kuppet has threatened to abandon salary talks with the Teachers Service Commission over what it terms lack of honesty. Read more »
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Kenya:
TSC Audit to Hurt Unions' Cash Flow
The Star, 30 November 2015
KNUT and Kuppet face a financial crisis over three months as the government withholds dues until it validates members. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers to Receive September Salaries Starting Tomorrow - Matiang'i
The Star, 29 November 2015
Teachers will start receiving withheld September salaries from Monday, new Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
Unions Read Mischief in TSC's Membership Verification Ultimatum
Nation, 29 November 2015
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a three-month notice to more than 288,000 tutors to confirm the union they belong to. Read more »
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Kenya:
Matiang'i Takes Over, Assures Teachers of September Pay
Capital FM, 29 November 2015
Fred Matiang'i takes over the Education docket with a bang by announcing through his Twitter account that teachers will begin receiving their September salaries from Monday. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers to Be Paid Their September Salaries, Says Education CS Fred Matiang'i
Nation, 29 November 2015
Teachers who missed their September after participating in a strike will now be paid starting Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
TSC Orders Teachers to Verify Union Membership
Nation, 28 November 2015
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued three month notice to more than 288,060 teachers across the country to confirm their union memberships. Read more »
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Kenya:
TSC Denies Withholding Union Dues
Nation, 27 November 2015
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Friday said it does not owe teachers' unions any dues. Read more »
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Kenya:
Sobriety Must Prevail in Teachers' Pay Talks
Nation, 27 November 2015
News that talks meant to bring a lasting solution to the turmoil in the teaching fraternity have begun on a lukewarm and uptight note is unnerving. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers Talks With TSC Off to a False Start
Nation, 26 November 2015
Teachers' talks with their employer appeared to stumble at the first hurdle after TSC maintained it will neither pay September salaries nor release union dues. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kaimenyi Letter to TSC
The Star, 25 November 2015
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has waited for the TSC's reply for more than a month on when to hold a meeting and resolve conflicts. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers Miss September Pay Again
Nation, 24 November 2015
The Teachers Service Commission on Tuesday released November salaries for the tutors but without September salaries which teachers have been waiting for. Read more »
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Kenya:
KNUT to Start Fresh Pay Talks Tomorrow
The Star, 24 November 2015
Fresh talks between teachers and their employer begin tomorrow. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers - Salaries Top Agenda in Talks
Nation, 24 November 2015
Teachers on Monday resolved to make their unpaid September salaries and union dues the number one agenda in a meeting called by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to discuss new… Read more »