160,000 teachers in Kenya to get pay raise this July

Teachers CBA Breakdown: 160,000 teachers in Kenya are set to get a pay raise this July. This is according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the teachers and their employer, the Teachers Service Commission.

The CBA signed between TSC and teachers’ unions on October 20, 2016, was to be implemented in four years for junior teachers and two phases for senior teachers.

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The first phase was implemented on July 1, 2017, and the last will be paid out on June 30, 2021.

The second phase of the CBA commenced on July 1, last year, and went on until June 30, 2019.

In this year’s pay hike, those who benefit will be teachers who hold administrative positions. However, according to the teachers CBA breakdown, primary teacher 1, primary teacher 2, secondary teacher 3 and secondary teacher 2 will not benefit from the pay raise.