KNUT wants govt to implement agreements on their salaries

Written by Rosemary Wachiye 2011-07-08 09:33:00 Read 171 Times

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is appealing to the government to keep its assurance of increasing teacher’s salaries as teachers are the most underpaid civil servants. KNUT vice chairman Mr. Wycliffe Omuchei stated that as an organisation they did not support the issue of employing teachers on contracts and demanded for permanent employment for its teachers. Similarly, the Sirisia Member of Parliament, Mr. Moses Wetangula speaking at the homecoming ceremony of the KNUT secretary Mr.Aggrey Namisi, complained about the challenges that Bungoma County is going to face with the upgrading of the top best performing provincial schools in the County: Lugulu Girls and Friends School Kamusinga to National schools. Mr.Wetangula stated that the two schools have been taking 60per cent of students from the Bungoma County and through the upgrading the number of students taken from this area will decline which is a disadvantage to them. “These schools have been taking most of our students from this region and they are upgraded then where are we going to take our children to since the government has not confirmed of building other schools to replace them,” said Mr.Wetangula Mr.Wetangula advised the government to use Constituency Development Fund to get land in the region to build other two schools that will be made National Schools and that is where students from all over the country can go to, hence not affecting the intake at provincial schools. Consequently, the Bumula Member of Parliament Mr.Wakoli Bifwoli called upon the Bungoma leaders to work together despite their political differences and affiliation fro the betterment of the region. He also asked the teachers, who were the biggest percentage of the guests at the function, to cooperate with political leaders in the region for there to be development. “I want to urge teachers to work in cooperation with political leaders in this area to enable development in the area. Political leaders should also set aside their political differences and work together fro the benefit of their electorates,” said Mr.Wakoli. On the issue of the former Foreign Affairs Minister Mr.Wetangula, stepping aside for investigation over fraud allegations, Mr.Wakoli stated that the investigations had taken too long and urged the government to put forward its findings as soon as possible and he is found innocent, to be re appointed back to the ministry.  “These investigations have taken too long its almost a year since since Mr.Wetangula had stepped aside pending investigation and I want to ask t5he government to release its findings soon,|” said Mr.Wakoli. Mr.Wetangula stated his innocence and he is sure he will be re-appointed back to the position soon.