Learning in all public schools stands to be paralysed as surbodinate staff threaten to down tools from next week if the government shall fail to pay them their salaries due.
The group of workers under the umbrella Kenya Union of Secondary Schools Non-teaching Staff had sought for permit from the police service to hold peaceful demonstrations to demand for their salaries and which they have been granted.
The Ministry responding to President Uhuru directive to cushion school workers and BOM teachers from the effects of Covid-19 released the Vote head for free secondary educattion funds as highlighted in the break down below.
Operational Account
| Item | School | Retained | Total Amount |
| Maintenance and Improvement | 500 | 00.00 | 500.00 |
| Other Vote heads (Personal Emoluments, EWC, Adm. Costs) | 3226.00 | 00.00 | 3226.00 |
| NHIF EduAfya | 00.00 | 675.00 | 675.00 |
| Total | 3776.00 | 675.00 | 4401.00 |
Tuition Account
| Item | School | Retained | Total Amount |
| BOM teachers | 0.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 |
In the circular the Ministry of Education said in January 2020, it released 50% 0f FDSE funds to schools.
These funds included P.E funds up to June 2020.
It further directed school heads that Ksh. 3,226 per learner should be utilized in the payment of salaries to non-teaching staff, water and electricity bills as well as administrative costs up to December 2020
Already most BOM teachers have been paid.
The payment which is kshs 10,000 per month is expected to run from July to December 2020.
The strike threat comes at a time when the government plans to reopen school early next month.
Sources indicate that the surbodinate staff countrywide are planning to stage demonstration at different parts of the country to compel the government to pay them their salaries.
“It’s so unfortunate that the government wants to reopen schools yet we have been suffering since March without a single shilling in our pockets. How will we ferry our children to school now that even what to eat is a problem?” said Milka a school secretary in Matongo, Kisii.
The workers who help in running of secondary schools include Cooks, Watchmen, Secretaries, Drivers, Bursars among others.
We have not yet being paid the salary how do you expect us to be back in school next month this is credible.
Let unite ourself for our right
The government should cushion the school non teaching staff. Why is the government so discriminative. Paying the teachers while their counterparts are languishing in poverty and they’re expected to report to work. It’s unfair.
Umoja ni nguvu wa kisii county where shall we meet to start our demos? They have treated us like we are not human beings forward ever
We are equally important in our institutions like teachers. Being called no academic do not sound well. We must fight for our rights.
The government should put us in government payroll. If teachers can be considered that mean they do without. Some of teachers who were paid are young and do have families like many of us. What are we going to use to pay fees when they open schools?
Even non teaching staffs in primary schools we are suffering since March the government should consider us in government payroll.
Comment Text*We need equal treatment as others in school. Let’s unite for our rights. This is the time the government should review and implement the 2016 school surbodinate agreement.
The Kenyan government should treat subordinate fairly like other workers, how do they expect us to survive yet we have been in payments for decades.