TUK in trouble over Sh800 million pension deduction delay
The Senate Labour and Social Welfare Committee has accused the university of going against the law by not honouring staff deductions.
The Senate Labour and Social Welfare Committee has accused the university of going against the law by not honouring staff deductions.
As of mid-April, only 104,514 of the 246,391 students who achieved C+ and above have submitted applications for university degree programmes.
The fine was imposed by the committee chairperson and Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka, who ruled that Hutchinson must pay the amount from her own funds within two weeks.
This policy, initially targeting teachers in Northeastern Kenya, later extended to head teachers and principals, sparking protests from teacher unions and other advocacy groups.
The legal battle began after activist Laban Omusundi and the Katiba Institute filed a petition in February challenging the Controller of Budget’s decision to lift a restriction on bursary allocations to institu...
The Ministry added that the holding of certificates is not permitted under current law.
The biggest issue for us is the budget. Currently, we only receive Sh1 billion, which can recruit just 6,000 teachers," Macharia said.
Applicants must also hold academic and professional qualifications relevant to their teaching areas, be well-versed with the curriculum designs of those subjects, and have a minimum teaching experience of three...
KNQA Chairman Stanley Kiptis confirmed that the flagged certificates have been returned to the relevant institutions for further investigation.