Teachers employed by schools and other support staff who have been going without their pay for the last three months are now set to be paid.
The government will disburse the money at the end of the month to pay BoM, secretaries, cooks, matrons, bursars and other subordinate staff in government schools.
Statistics released by the Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (Kuppet) show that about 120,000 teachers employed by BoMs are yet to get their pay since the government ordered the closure of schools in March due to coronavirus pandemic.
President Uhuru Kenyatta while chairing the 5th Extra-Ordinary Session of the National and County Government Coordinating Summit at State House on Monday directed Treasury and the Ministry of Education to work out on the technical modalities to ensure that school staff is paid with immediate effect.
The BOM teachers, staff, and teachers employed by private schools have been hit hard by the current closure of schools across the country.
President Uhuru did however touch on the fate of teachers in private schools who have not been paid too.
The President’s directive comes after the Ministry had earlier moved to rescue the sinking ship of teachers by the employed by Boards of Management, BOM, by promising to release funds for their pay.
“As a government, we have heard their cries. I want to assure them something will be done,” the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Education, Zack Kinuthia, was quoted by a local newspaper.
“We expect whatever the Government will do on this matter, the BoM will consider not just the BoM teachers but also the rest of the BoM staff such as cooks, matrons, and even watchmen,” he added.
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The government, however, cushioned other vulnerable members of the community, this category of citizens has been overlooked.
It has earlier been reported that some BoM teachers had opted to auction school property to recovery their salaries.
A BoM teacher at Indagalasia secondary school is said to have sold three school bulls; claiming that proceeds from the sale will cater to his salaries up to the end of the year.
