Teachers from Masaba North district will be required to remit Sh500 monthly as part of the benevolent scheme that will be used to promote welfare among the teachers, a Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) official has revealed.
Speaking to Hivisasa.com on Wednesday, outgoing Knut secretary-general James Oteki said the figure was arrived at after intensive negotiations among the teaching fraternity.
According to him, the scheme will be open to all government teachers from the region and the scheme is expected to kick off from July this year.
He, however, reiterated that the scheme was only open for the able and willing individuals, adding that the scheme will be used to promote social amenities such as weddings, funerals and supporting education for their teachers.
“I want to categorically say that Masaba teachers have agreed to form a welfare association that will be used to promote social equity amongst all teachers. We have agreed that every member will be paying Sh500,” he said.
“No one will be compelled to join the scheme but it will be important since we will majorly use the kitty to promote education among our children. I expect us to start this July henceforth,” he added.
The move has been welcomed by a section of teachers who said the move was long overdue since many teachers only depended on Knut for unity.
“It is true because we have been notified via SMS and I want to say this is the way to go. The welfare of teachers should be embraced for the sake of improving unity among us,” said Samuel Nyangena.