The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) headed by Secretary General Wilson Sossion is planning to file a lawsuit against the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
A report by Daily Nation on Sunday, November 1, indicated that the union was aggrieved after receiving a paltry Ksh25 million payout from the government in October.
Sossion accused the commission of stifling its operations by deregistering its members with its current membership standing at a little over 34,000.
In July 2019, the membership stood at over 187,000 and earned the union Ksh144 million in monthly union payout from TSC.
Speaking on Saturday, October 31, Sossion disclosed that the union was finding it hard to run its operations and was forced to close down some of its branch offices.
He further noted that due to cash-crunch, the union would postpone its annual delegates conference and may not be able to hold branch elections.
"The annual budget for the ADC is approximately Ksh200 million, which the union saves over time. What can we do with Ksh25 million? It cannot even meet our payroll budget," stated Sossion.
In 2019, 110 branches of the union suffered cash crisis after TSC failed to deduct dues from members' pay.
"Branches are unable to pay rent, electricity, water and meet other operational costs. We now need President Uhuru Kenyatta's help to mediate the union and TSC," stated Oloo.
Another officials noted that their members properties were being auctioned after failure to pay back loans.
In Mid-October, Sossion asked the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to increase their pay by up to 200 percent due to the impact of Covid-19 and inflation.
Sossion demanded at least a 120 percent salary increase in the 2021-2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement since the government in 2017 gave nod to a raise of between 50 and 60 percent in the 2017-2021 CBA.
He also proposed a 50 percent increase of the commuter allowance and a 10 percent increase of both risk and hardship allowances.
