No Pay for Defiant Teachers over TPD Standoff

Six KUPPET top branch officials have been struck off its payroll in a major falling-out with the national office over implementation of the contentious Teachers Professional Development (TPD) training programme.

The branch executive secretaries of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) told the Nation they have not received their salaries for two months after they wrote to the national office in September saying their branches would not support the TPD that has been introduced by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for retooling teachers.

The affected are Mr Sabala Inyeni (Vihiga), Mr William Lengoyiap (Samburu), Mr Shadrack Mutungi (Taita Taveta), Mr Samuel Jasolo (Migori), Mr Robert Miano (Laikipia) and Mr Zachary Nyamboi (Baringo).

The Six termed the move by their union as intimidation to silence them not to talk against the TPD. They demanded to be reinstated to the payroll.

Teachers are expected to undertake six training modules (one every five years), failure to which their teaching licenses will not be renewed. The training is scheduled to begin when school close next week.

The Kuppet national office supports the TPD modules although some of its members across the country have expressed reservations about the plan.

However, Kuppet Secretary-General Akello Misori dismissed the claims by the branch officials that they have not been paid.

“There is nothing of the sort. All our officials are being paid,” Mr Misori said in a text message.

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