Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion. [Photo/nation.co.ke]
KNUT boss Wilson Sossion has announced change of tactics in the fight for the welfare of teachers.
Sossion said teachers unions would now start pushing for promotion of teachers rather than fight for higher salaries.
"Promotion of teachers is key to higher pay. The focus will be on promotion of teachers in common cadre and those with new qualifications," said the ODM nominated MP.
Speaking to the Saturday Nation, Sossion revealed the issue has been lined up for discussion at a meeting in Mombasa in December.
"We will look at the performance appraisal for teachers as well as delocalisation of leadership of schools," Sossion added.
Echoing the same sentiments, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) chairman Omboko Milemba said the current focus on higher salaries had made some teachers stagnate at the same job group for more 15 years.
"Our demand is that for us to get out of this stagnation mess, let the teachers be treated the same way as other civil servants by being promoted after three years. It will go a long way in motivating the teachers, and improving salaries," Milemba told the local daily.
The official further asked the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to devolve promotion of teachers.