The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion has threatened to lead a nationwide strike.
According to Sossion, he will call a strike on September 1 over the ongoing performance appraisals and delocalisation of teachers.
Speaking at Urban Primary school in Embu during the local branch annual general meeting on Saturday, Mr Sossion added that teachers will also strike due to lack of equipment.
The nominated MP said that the Teachers Service Commission should formulate other modes of assessing teachers’ performance.
Sossion further demanded that teachers, who have acquired relevant higher qualifications, be automatically promoted.
“The TSC is what it is because of the struggle of the teachers of this country. We wanted an employer with the capacity to recruit and manage the welfare of the teachers and not one that would be used to humiliate, bully and hurt teachers,” said Mr Sossion.
“From 2015, the reforms and policies being undertaken by TSC are meant to humiliate teachers. We are being forced to use our own money to fill (appraisal) forms in cyber cafes. We were not trained to work in cyber cafes, this is workplace bullying and we shall bury it by September 1, 2018,” said Mr Sossion.
He said most teachers struggled to raise fees in their quest for higher education and their efforts should be rewarded by the government.