Education CS Fred Matiang'i.[Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i is expected to meet officials from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).
The Tuesday meeting will take place at Jogoo house.
According to Citizen, the agenda of the meeting is not yet clear.
Sources indicate that the new curriculum could have been top on the agenda.
The teachers Unions have threatened legal action or to resort to industrial action if the Government does not shelf proposals contained in the new school curriculum.
The union officials want the ministry to stop the planned merging of schools terming it counter-productive.
“Either good or bad, we shall resist, it is our right to be consulted. Under what we call the Status of teachers Act under recommendation 1966, the teacher must be engaged in policy dialogue.” Said Wilson Sossion, KNUT Secretary General
The unions have also expressed concerns over introduction of day wing in national schools.
“It is important to send this message to Matiang’i, we appreciate his proactive nature in instituting reforms in education, those reforms are needed but they must be consultative.” Said Akelo Misori ,KUPPET Secretary General