{"id":4117,"date":"2024-09-05T09:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2024-09-11T08:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:26:15","slug":"kuppet-calls-off-teachers-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/kuppet-calls-off-teachers-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"KUPPET CALLS OFF TEACHERS STRIKE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Faith Nyongesa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has decided to end its strike, which began last week, following an agreement reached with the Teachers Service Commission. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-1.png 800w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Monday, the strike had extended into its second week, resulting in several schools sending students home because of the ongoing disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary demands from the teachers included the full implementation of their 2021-25 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). They also sought the payment of all emoluments due for July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the teachers requested the release of Sh15 billion intended for their medical coverage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike was further fueled by demands for a salary increment and improved working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement reached today is expected to address these concerns and bring an end to the disruptions caused by the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the resolution of these issues, schools can now resume normal operations, and the impact on students will be mitigated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faith Nyongesa The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has decided to end its strike, which began<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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