No. Strike -Teachers Finally Get KES 1000 Salary Increment

The government on Wednesday announced that teachers across the country are expected to benefit from a pay rise starting at the end of this month (August).

Teachers from varying cadres will get a pay rise from between Ksh.1,000 and Ksh.3,000  based on job groups.

Teachers expected a pay review beginning from the current financial year, that is, from 1st of July but that was not possible due to  lack of finances.

With a split on whether to strike or not by the two top unions KNUT and KUPPET, the government has repeatedly indicated that some Ksh.13 billion has been found to finance the increment.

Based on figures seen by Citizen TV, the least paid teacher at Grade B5 will now be paid a basic salary of Ksh.23,830, up from Ksh.22,739.

A senior teacher at the primary school level at grade C2 who currently earns Ksh.45,776 in basic pay will rise to Ksh.47,858.

A teacher at a mid-grade of C5 including primary school head teachers will rise from a maximum of Ksh.78,667 to a maximum of Ksh.79,651 in basic pay.

The highest-paid teacher, a chief principal at Grade D5 currently gets Ksh.159,534 in basic pay. That is set to go up to Ksh.162,539.

This means that the salary review is between Ksh.1,037 for the least paid and Ksh.3,005 at the highest level.

The teachers whose job grades are divided into 11 are entitled to various allowances. Monthly commuter allowances are between Ksh.4,000 at the entry-level and Ksh.16,000 at the highest level.

They are entitled to leave allowances of between Ksh.4,000 and Ksh.10,000 depending on the job group, payable once a year.

For hardship, teachers are entitled to between Ksh.6,600 and Ksh.38,100 depending on job group and location.

Teachers are also entitled to housing allowance, clustered under three broad areas categorized as per location.

In cluster one, meaning teachers based in Nairobi, the housing allowance is between Ksh.6,750 and Ksh.50,000 assigned based on job group.

For other cities and major towns like Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret and Nyeri, the housing allowance is between Ksh.4,500 and Ksh.35,000.

Other areas categorized as former municipalities attract housing allowances of between Ksh.3,850 and Ksh.25,000. The Ministry of Education has promised to have the resources ready in the August salaries inclusive of arrears accrued in July 2024.