KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion on Wednesday issued a teachers strike when schools re-open in January next year. Sossion stated that teachers would go on strike from January 2 to protest transfers and lack of promotions.
The vocal secretary general indicated that the recent transfer of teachers by TSC was a violation of labour rights.
“We are protesting disruption of teaching service and families through the irregular policy of delocalisation and transfers.
“We can’t contemplate teachers losing their families,” remarked Sossion.
The union boss further argued that TSC had made things worse instead of finding a solution to the issues raised in regards to promotion of teachers.
“We are withdrawing labour to protest withdrawal of the rights of teachers to promotions on account of merit, long service and new and relevant higher qualifications,” stated the KNUT Secretary general.
The commission on Tuesday announced the transfer of 3,094 head teachers across the country.
The transferred head of schools who belong to both Secondary and Primary schools were given up-to December 28 to hand over.
In 2017, a directive was implemented that blocked teachers from serving in their home counties for a period of over five years.
He said that the teachers will engage in Industrial action starting from January 2. Sossion said that the teachers will not resume their duties and parents should find other activities for their children to do.
The Secretary General that the TSC was mismanaging and mishandling teachers in Kenya. The secretary general issued a notice of strike/ action and withdrawal of labor by the teachers following the transfer by the TSC.
Sossion stated that TSC had become arogue institution as it received to listen to presidential advise on delocalization of teachers .
He said that the the TSC betrayed the trust that the teachers had bestowed on the commission and contravened the code of regulations and the collective bargaining agreement to ensure career growth of teachers.
KNUT has accused the commission conducted the transfers without consultation and dabbed the TSC the ‘ Tormentor Of Teachers’. The Secretary general said that the the TSC had become an agent of confusion through disruption of policy.
KNUT said that the transfers had not been approved by the appointment board who are responsible for reviewing the the reasoning behind every transfer.
Sossion asked that the transfers were irregular and should be recalled with immediate effect.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has transferred more than 3,000 head teachers of primary and secondary schools.