County governments have started to react to an order and a directive that was issued by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) on Early Childhood and Development Education (ECDE) teachers.
SRC which conducted a job evaluation for ECDE teachers on governors request has now issued grading and salary structure for the teachers and want it implemented by all 47 Counties.
However SRC only graded ECDE Certificate and Diploma teachers and failed to capture on those with Degrees.
The latest salary structure by SRC has sparked protests from the ECDE teachers. Some Counties like Vihiga, Homa Bay, Kisii and West Pokot have already indicated signs of implementing it.
According to SRC the lowest ECDE teacher i.e ECDE Teacher III (Certificate) should be paid a Minimum salary of Kshs. 7,836 and a Maximum of Kshs. 8,717.
On the other hand the highest ECDE teacher i.e Senior ECDE Teacher I (Diploma) should be paid a Minimum salary of Kshs.15,224 and a Maximum of Kshs.19,090
The Commission says it has developed the salary structure for the ECDE cadres (Diploma and Certificate levels) based on the results of job evaluation after consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders and the challenges observed in matters of funding and remuneration for the ECDc teachers at the County Government.
“This advisory supersedes any other Circular the Commission has issued on the grading and remuneration for the ECDE cadres,” says SRC CEO, Anne Gitau in a letter to Council of Governors.
“The purpose of this letter, therefore, is to communicate the job evaluation grading results and the attendant remuneration structure for the ECDE cadres for the County Government for the 2021/22 – 2024/25 remuneration review cycle for your further necessary action,” she added.
This latest move by SRC has caused panic amongst ECDE teachers who are mostly vulnerable for lacking a strong union.
The SRC salary structure is way below what governors had initially proposed to pay the teachers.
What most governors had proposed to pay ECDE teachers in their counties in 2022
| F ( Certificate) | 16250 | 3000 | 2437.5 | 3000 | 22250 |
| H ( diploma) | 27195 | 3850 | 4079 | 4000 | 35045 |
| K (Degree) | 33994 | 9600 | 5099 | 5000 | 48594 |
The SRC move will incite counties which pay teachers higher salaries to revise them downward. For example in Kirinyaga county the lowest paid teacher receives Sh22,000 while the highest gets Sh49,000 monthly.
Meaning Ecde teachers hawakusoma🤷🤷🤷
Why are they oppressing Ecde teachers
This is unacceptable.
With this life surely, what is 7000 to a teacher who taught you how to hold a pencil,,,shameful to the so called SRC,those teachers have children also who want to go to school,,will 7k buy food or educate them? Let us be realistic jameni,,,
Quite shameful for SRC to propose such paltry figures for our hardworking ECDE teachers.
Comment Text why undermine the ECDE Trs yet they are the ones who laid foundation in our lives.Pay them well
The future of ECDE in County governments is bleak. Surely where was the so called SRC from 2013 when counties became operational with ECDE being devolved the same period. There’s is government’s standard minimum wage and even maids are not paid less than 15k unless under local arrangements. ECDE teachers are equally trained despite their entry grades are low.
Wait and see,. ECDE teachers will find alternative jobs. Afterwards the government will look for them. They will be the hot cakes
Hii time inafaa kutupiliwa mbali sana wamenyanyasa watumishi wa uma kwa muda.shame on them.
Shame on you SRC. How can you pay ECDE teachers peanut salary. They have families to take care of, they used slot of money to persue ECDE. Salaries for all job groups in government should be the same whether county or national.
Malipo ni hapa hapa diniani mbinguni ni ushahidi tu.
SRC, did I read right? 8k for someone who actually went to school and trained to have real professional skills? Shame on you!!!! Aren’t you the same people who who keeps giving more money to people who don’t need it? This made my blood boil. EFF U ALL!!!!
ECDE teachers are very important educators in our country,they should be paid well because they lay a firm foundation in our young learners,it is not easy to teach the young ones.
This bottom up slogan
Teachers are merely nothing in the face of kenya
That is very unfair
May God of Israel strike you down as you oppress His people…. remember that we are ready for a national strike also
Shame on you why treat as ECDE teachers like trash…you at the top without that your kindergarten teacher would you have become what you are right now… without been given that solid foundation treat people with respect.
This is the bitter truth. Those who take the hardest tasks get the lowest pay. The higher you go, the cooler it becomes. Those on the decision-making table cannot understand the heat at the bottom. If tables could turn….
How much do this SRC earn in a month?
Shame on them. They want ECDE teachers to shape children’s an early age but they feel they don’t deserve salary.
Shame on them again. By they way who sets there salaries?
Src I think most of the officials are just but jockers, how on earth can you state that you pay a professional however with the low qualification 7000/= per 30 days??? I think these src officials are just but witches.
SRC should be reminded that the foundation of a building is imperative.
These teachers are not an after thought.
They are professionals. They use different pedagogy to lay the educational foundation for children.
SRC, stop the ignorance you are trying to show them. Teaching is a noble profession. Think before you leap.
Depending on geographical regions, I implore ECDE teachers to come together, form groups, apply for loans and start ECDE Schools. Parents will pay you what you deserve.
Sincerely speaking, eventually the ECDE can be fully privatized in the whole country.
its a shame that src mints millions from public coffers with its commisioners n secretariat ! who does job evaluation fo them? To them trs are like millipedes they trample on us to keep their jobs n take home hefty salaries n allowances n nobody questions it .mayb its tym to say enough n dwn the tools
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I would like to see MPs salaries reviewed downward too
I pay my maid 8000 k..and l still feel its low and l giv her small allowance during the cause of each month in between..plz wat you are implying on paying these noble profession ..job is a disgrace..utterly disgraceful…Thank you
Where did the teacher go wrong? U shape people’s lives and u r paid less than one who went to school
SRC, very keen on impressing politicians and oppressing the educators. Selfishness at it’s best.
You can’t be serious..A person looking after lives , nurtures and teaches them being paid worse than one who looks after sheep? SRC. That’s a BIG JOKE from one who went thru ECDE. Kindly sleep over it and be reasoable. Cww
A failed nation starts with killing educators.
Shame on you SRC! Are you for real? Do you really know the role.played by the ECD teachers? You are empathetic .
SRC is a clear indication of people who never went through ECDE education. People who criss crossed hands and were promoted to class one. Even the biblical Egyptian Israelites were never mistreated this way. So sad. They equally have families and children to take care of……
SRC is a clear indication of people who never went through ECDE education. People who criss crossed hands and were promoted to class one. Even the biblical Egyptian Israelites were never mistreated this way. So sad. They equally have families and children to take care of……
SRC is a clear indication of people who never went through ECDE education. People who criss crossed hands and were promoted to class one. Even the biblical Egyptian Israelites were never mistreated this way. So sad. They equally have families and children to take care of…… Do not joke with people at the base of the ladder. They will take away a few stairs of the ladder and on your way down be assured your head will burst. Tafakari ya babu.
GOK has never taken ECDE teachers seriously and yet they work is noted at some point. Why are they oppressed? Since the P1 teachers jumped to do ECDE diplomas and degrees in order to gain more salary,why don’t they teach those classes? May God deal with the concerned authorities.
Hustlers are happy with how Ruto’s government are trying to minimize expenditure😂
For sure it’s not good to treat Ecde teachers like that.. someone who can teach a baby to remove mucus..surely it’s so painfull.lets consider them..
For sure it’s not good to treat Ecde teachers like that.. someone who can teach a baby to remove mucus..surely it’s so painfull.lets consider them..
This is hypocrisy of the highest order. They are so stupid to assume that they were not taught by the same people for them to be where they are. Otherwise the ecde teachers should be ones earning more than a lecturer.
Shame SRC
How do you pay someone with a family of three kids 8k?
Shame on you
A county which shows clear indication of falling start with killing future of the young generation through education ,it is a clear signal that the county is turning to be sodom
Shows the low value we place on
Kenyan Children’s most critical formative years! SRC should reconsider the move.
This is unacceptable do you know that ECD teachers are owners of private schools, do belittle them today they are creche teachers tomorrow they are Directors of big academies
Shows misplaced priorities. This advisory should be quashed by the labour relations court
SRm ecde teachers have become dustbin where they are not supposed to earn more salary. and where were you when governor’s were employing them instead of increasing their salary you want them to be deducted and paid like amaid shame on you. be serious
Mnyonge Hana haki,what a shame src,these teachers have families to cater for,src should put in the shoe of these ecde teachers and budget for these salaries in their houses,so this is where the government budget cut was up to?
Mnyonge Hana haki,what a shame src,these teachers have families to cater for,src should put in the shoe of these ecde teachers and budget for these salaries in their houses,so this is where thes government budget cut was up to?Huslers haroo….
Surely entry point for a gate man in govt offices is job B, SRC recommends and set ECDE trs pay entry to be job group B…while current entry grade for Diploma colleges is C Stand…this clearly indicates SRC is composed of people who have idea of eof importance of education..how much do they pay there maid
SRC has not considered some important factors in their review exercise, can’t they imagine of the current hard economic time, working conditions & difficulty in handling little children!! To be fair, the lowest ECDE teacher should be paid at least 25000
Can Sec herself survive with this 7k salary?Be in the teachers shoes please
Governor wanga should styles up surely what is7000sh hata mtu wa mjengo in a month doesn’t earn that
With all this frustration Mara CBC training Mars what