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"This can't even buy cooking oil": Why teachers are angry with TSC's Sh36 salary increase

KUPPET Secretary General Akelo Misori during a press briefing on education budget cuts at KUPPET offices, Nairobi, on May 14, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Teachers across the country have expressed outrage after their July payslips revealed meagre salary increments, despite the recent signing of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which had promised better pay and improved working conditions.

Educators are sharing payslips that show increases as low as Sh36 for some senior teachers, raising concerns about the sincerity of the teachers’ unions and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

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