Kuppet want free secondary funds for next term released immediately.
By Dickson Odhiambo.
August 29, 2019.
Kuppet want free
secondary funds for next term released immediately.
THE Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers now want
the National Government to immediately release the free secondary education
funds meant for third term by next week when school's re-opens.
Kuppet Kisumu County Branch Secretary Zablon Awange says the
Government should consider giving the free secondary education for the third
term which begins next week immediately.
Addressing the press at his office in Kisumu today, Awange
said if the funds are disburse immediately as early as next week it will help
in the smooth running of schools across the country.
Awange says next term is very short hence the Government
needs to disburse the funds as early possible unlike second term when the funds
were disbursed late where most of the school’s programs were halted.
Awange argues that the next term will be a busy one when the
form four will start their national exams in October hence there is need to
purchase chemicals and equipment for science practical.
“Schools needs to purchase chemicals and equipment that will
be used during science practical that will be conducted during this year Kenya
Certificate of Secondary Education. This is why the Government needs to
disburse term three trunch as early as possible,” Awange says.
He says the schools should not be closed for the next term
for December holiday before the funding is disbursed.
“We want the studies and revision conducted peacefully
without any interference such as delayed in funding of free secondary education
from the National Government,”Awange adds.
He urges schools not to re-open for third term until
Government release the remaining tranch.
Awange at the same time urged the Teachers Service
Commission to consider pay all the teachers across the country the third phase
of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, adding it should not be given
selectively as has been the case recently.
He says Teachers Services Commission should not drag
teachers in its war with the Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion.
He urges all teachers especially in secondary schools to
join Kuppet willingly as it is the Union that will greatly take care of their
interests as secondary school teachers.
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