The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will implement second phase of payrise for teachers in July 2024.

This was revealed by Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP), Ndindi Nyoro, who is also the Chairman of Budget and Appropriations Parliamentary Committee during the 2024 – 2025 budget appropriations.

In the budget TSC got the lions share of the Education budget. TSC was allocated sh 369.94 billion, part of which will be used to implement the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA).

TSC signed a CBA with the three teachers unions, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) on 28^th August, 2023.

In the payrise agreement the remuneration payable to teachers was to be implemented in two phases with effect from 1^st July 2023.

The first phase was to run from 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2024 and the second and final phase to run from 1^st July 2024 to 30^th June 2025.

The second phase will be implemented on 1^st July 2024 for the teachers who were in service as at 1^st July, 2023.

House allowance rates shall be paid as categorized in four clusters. Cluster 1: Nairobi City Cluster 2: Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale municipalities. Cluster 3: Other former municipalities. Cluster 4: All other areas.

In the agreement the House allowance rates for Clusters 1, 2 and 3 were retained. However, Cluster 4 rates were reviewed to be implemented in two phases.

The first phase was factored in the August 2023 payroll with arrears backdated to 1/7/2023. The second phase will be paid on 1/7/2024.

The Commission will issue a statement in June 2024 on what teachers should expect after the second phase is implemented.

TSC was also allocated sh 26 billion to confirm intern teachers into the permanent and pensionable (pnp) payroll.

The Commission will confirm all the 20,000 intern teachers it recruited in February 2023. The teachers second internship term ends this year.

TSC has on its payroll a total of 46,000 teachers serving on internship terms. However the Commission will only confirm interns to permanent terms after serving on internship for two years.

The money to confirm the teachers is now factored in the 2024 – 2025 budget. Also an allocation to employ another 20,000 intern teachers this year was captured.

Recently TSC Chief Executive Dr. Nancy Macharia had said that they will start recruitment of at least 20,000 new teachers to bridge staffing gaps in junior school.

TSC has admitted that junior secondary schools are grappling with severe teacher shortages.

Macharia said the schools require 99,045 teachers against the current number of 56,928.

“The government is continuously funding schools to progressively bridge the staffing gap. In the next financial year, TSC has requested funds to hire an additional 20,000 teachers to bridge the gap,” said Dr Macharia.

At the same time, TSC is deploying P1 teachers to junior school after it revealed that primary schools have a surplus of 18,194 teachers after the number of classes was reduced by two as the new curriculum rolled out.

The Commission has advertised 6,000 deployment slots for graduate P1 teachers to apply for promotion to junior school.

Serving primary school teachers with degree in secondary option with C+ in KCSE and C+ in two teaching subjects were asked to apply online by 18th March 2024.

TSC has in the past assured intern teachers that they will be converted to pnp in January 2025 after serving for two year internship contract.

President William Ruto had said that his government has changed the policy where internship will now take two years in all government agencies and departments.

Ruto assured junior school intern teachers of employment once they serve the two year contract.

“It is now a government practice for the intern teachers to work for two years before they are employed on permanent and pensionable terms,” Ruto said at State House.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will implement second phase of payrise for teachers in July 2024.

This was revealed by Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP), Ndindi Nyoro, who is also the Chairman of Budget and Appropriations Parliamentary Committee during the 2024 – 2025 budget appropriations.

In the budget TSC got the lions share of the Education budget. TSC was allocated sh 369.94 billion, part of which will be used to implement the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA).

TSC signed a CBA with the three teachers unions, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) on 28^th August, 2023.

In the payrise agreement the remuneration payable to teachers was to be implemented in two phases with effect from 1^st July 2023.

The first phase was to run from 1^st July 2023 to 30^th June 2024 and the second and final phase to run from 1^st July 2024 to 30^th June 2025.

The second phase will be implemented on 1^st July 2024 for the teachers who were in service as at 1^st July, 2023.

House allowance rates shall be paid as categorized in four clusters. Cluster 1: Nairobi City Cluster 2: Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale municipalities. Cluster 3: Other former municipalities. Cluster 4: All other areas.

In the agreement the House allowance rates for Clusters 1, 2 and 3 were retained. However, Cluster 4 rates were reviewed to be implemented in two phases.

The first phase was factored in the August 2023 payroll with arrears backdated to 1/7/2023. The second phase will be paid on 1/7/2024.

The Commission will issue a statement in June 2024 on what teachers should expect after the second phase is implemented.

TSC was also allocated sh 26 billion to confirm intern teachers into the permanent and pensionable (pnp) payroll.

The Commission will confirm all the 20,000 intern teachers it recruited in February 2023. The teachers second internship term ends this year.

TSC has on its payroll a total of 46,000 teachers serving on internship terms. However the Commission will only confirm interns to permanent terms after serving on internship for two years.

The money to confirm the teachers is now factored in the 2024 – 2025 budget. Also an allocation to employ another 20,000 intern teachers this year was captured.

Recently TSC Chief Executive Dr. Nancy Macharia had said that they will start recruitment of at least 20,000 new teachers to bridge staffing gaps in junior school.

TSC has admitted that junior secondary schools are grappling with severe teacher shortages.

Macharia said the schools require 99,045 teachers against the current number of 56,928.

“The government is continuously funding schools to progressively bridge the staffing gap. In the next financial year, TSC has requested funds to hire an additional 20,000 teachers to bridge the gap,” said Dr Macharia.

At the same time, TSC is deploying P1 teachers to junior school after it revealed that primary schools have a surplus of 18,194 teachers after the number of classes was reduced by two as the new curriculum rolled out.

The Commission has advertised 6,000 deployment slots for graduate P1 teachers to apply for promotion to junior school.

Serving primary school teachers with degree in secondary option with C+ in KCSE and C+ in two teaching subjects were asked to apply online by 18th March 2024.

TSC has in the past assured intern teachers that they will be converted to pnp in January 2025 after serving for two year internship contract.

President William Ruto had said that his government has changed the policy where internship will now take two years in all government agencies and departments.

Ruto assured junior school intern teachers of employment once they serve the two year contract.

“It is now a government practice for the intern teachers to work for two years before they are employed on permanent and pensionable terms,” Ruto said at State House.