Teachers across the nation will receive a wage increase effective next month, the Teachers Service Commission announced.
Chairperson Jamleck Muturi revealed the allocation on Friday, June 26, at the closing ceremony of the 49th KESSHA Annual National Conference of Principals in Mombasa, confirming that the new salaries begin in July.
Muturi said the rise follows the government’s grant of Ksh8.4 billion to raise pay.
“We have been approved Ksh8.4 billion to lift teachers’ salaries from July. The money is earmarked, and we will ensure it is disbursed,” he stated.
He also announced that, after receiving Ksh2 billion from the National Treasury, the commission will push promotions as part of a broader effort to improve teacher welfare.
The chairperson added that the commission has secured funds to hire 24,000 Junior Secondary School teachers on permanent, pensionable contractsa response to a key demand voiced during recent nationwide protests.
Muturi explained that promotions will cover teachers in job grades C2 to D5.
He stressed that promotions will rely on merit, performance, and years of service, and that teachers who have stalled in the same grade for long periods will also be considered.
At the same assembly, Julius Ogamba instructed the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to promptly publish and distribute learning materials for students with special needs.
The directive focuses on learners with disabilities, especially the visually impaired, and orders KICD to ensure the swift production and delivery of Braille books and other accessible resources to foster inclusive education nationwide.
These measures follow a recent agreement between the TSC and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) that should streamline teaching promotions under an updated Career Progression Guideline.
Signed on June 18, the Memorandum of Understanding builds on the collective bargaining agreement reached in July last year and aims to shorten the long-standing promotion bottleneck in the teaching service.
Under the new framework, teachers will no longer face the protracted, complex procedure that previously preceded recommendations and appointment approvals.
Instead, promotion will involve six levels, cutting down the number of steps required to reach senior positions.