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There is outrage among teachers over what they describe as insults and low pay increases in the new Common Agreement (CBA) between teachers unions and the Teachers Recruitment Commission (TSC). Prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi was confronted face to face by a teacher in an event held in Malava, Kakamega County, who wanted direct answers from the government. 

The teacher not only opposed the Minister on salaries and medical pay but also questioned the position and value of teachers in society which always burdens them with expectations but provides very little pay. In the moment that silenced the high-profile meeting, Wilbroda Shinanda, the womens representative in the Union of Post-School Teachers (KUPPET), Kakamega branch, stood boldly and not in thousands of teachers. country.

 Closing his eyes with Mudavadi, boldly asked questions that many are afraid to raise their voices. "Without treatment, it was taken in the name of AON Minet, and the SHA that is cut every month, why doesn the government combine all that and bring a plan for teachers so that we can enjoy what you enjoy? Do you politicians have a more important life than a classroom teacher?" asked Shinanda. It should have been just another official job— improved speeches and applause. But Wilbroda broke the text, boldly questioning the right of the state and its priorities. "Mr. PCS, why am I paying rent and still paying rent? PCS, why am I paying the same and I have a loan with Mwalimu Sacco? They are cut Ksh.30,000 on my payslip. 

PCS, why am I suffering and getting under the two-thirds rule? I get 3k a month and I have to smile and look like its not healthy," the teacher said. As if his frustration wasn enough, Wilbroda revealed that he currently teaches alongside his former teacher, both stuck in the same workgroup. He decried what he called the most flawed criteria for promotion.

 "We are the teachers who got a Ksh.29 increase in the just concluded salary, and we are suffering because of a monster called CPG, a guide to developing careers," he said. While some of Wilbrodas questions received immediate answers, many remained unanswered. "We are consulting with the Teachers Service Commission and other government stakeholders so that we can provide detailed information to our teachers under UHC, so that you do not pay twice for services that you do not receive, so that all teachers are given special opportunities," said Amb. Prof Julius Bitok, Secretary General of Primary Education."Promotion issues, there must be an appropriate approach, which you can justify. We want that to be implemented quickly between the Ministry of Education and TSC, so that teachers can benefit properly from promotions. We want them to get the right salaries," said Mudavadi.

An open discussion was held at Tande Secondary School in Malava Constituency, Kakamega County, during a conference attended by more than 4,000 teachers and other government officials.