{"id":450434,"date":"2011-06-29T20:30:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/29\/kenya-teachers-call-off-strike-after-treasury-pledge\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T20:30:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T20:30:17","slug":"kenya-teachers-call-off-strike-after-treasury-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/29\/kenya-teachers-call-off-strike-after-treasury-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Teachers Call Off Strike After Treasury Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"51.7550818047\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Muindi<\/p>\n<p>29 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 Teachers have called off a strike planned to start on Friday after Treasury promised to resolve the issue of funds to hire new tutors in a fortnight.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) announced the decision after meeting Treasury and Teachers Service Commission (TSC) officials in Nairobi on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Knut chairman Wilson Sossion said unless there were re-allocations in the Budget, new teachers would not be hired nor promotions effected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A total of Sh8 billion has to be re-allocated from the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 and directed to the TSC for employment of teachers,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Further, teachers hired on contract would not be elevated to permanent and pensionable workers as Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta did not factor them in the budget, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The non-allocation of funds for key projects in the sector will affect the quality of education,&#8221; Mr Sossion said after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have therefore entered into talks with the Treasury and Parliament as this is the only logical way of coming up with a solution to the problem,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all agreed that these issues must be dealt with quickly,&#8221; Mr Sossion said, adding, &#8220;the strike will be a last resort when dialogue has failed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by Knut&#8217;s top brass, he said going ahead with the July 1 strike &#8220;would be in bad faith as negotiations are going on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the event that these negotiations fail, then we will call on teachers to down tools &#8230; But this will be a last option,&#8221; he declared.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury officials Geoffrey Mwau, Samuel Kiiru and Samuel Macharia attended the meeting while Mr Franklin Choge, Mr Cheplimo Aiyabei and Mr Caleb Ogot represented the TSC.<\/p>\n<p>Senior deputy director of basic education Margaret Thiong&#8217;o and financial officer David Otiato also attended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funds inadequate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the teachers met the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and complained that the TSC had not been allocated enough funds at a time it had become a constitutional commission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This means that in this budget year, the TSC will not be able to carry out development projects which are needed urgently for the development of county structures,&#8221; Mr Sossion said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106291447.html\" title=\"Kenya: Teachers Call Off Strike After Treasury Pledge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenya: Teachers Call Off Strike After Treasury Pledge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Benjamin Muindi 29 June 2011 Nairobi \u2014 Teachers have called off a strike planned to start on Friday after Treasury promised to resolve the issue of funds to hire new tutors in a fortnight. 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