The Mountain Journal
Leadership at Murang’a County Government met the ECDE teachers on the proposed salary increment based on their level of education after a week of class boycott.
On Saturday, the teachers met Governor Irungu Kang’ata and his Finance and Planning Secretary CEC Prof Mwaura Kiarie for a consultative meeting on the proposed salaries increment starting July 1 this year on the four year contract.
In the past week the teachers and the county government have been in a stand off , with the latter demanding to be absorbed in permanent and pensionable terms of employment.
The county government officials briefed the teachers on the challenges to place them on the permanent and pensionable terms owing to the PFM Act owing to the recurrent budget hitting above 52 percent against the SRC regulations of 35 percent.
Prof Mwaura said the annual increment approved by the county assembly will assist the ECDE Teacher fetch salaries as outlined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) within the shortest period.
Accompanied by his Education counterpart Faith Njoroge, Mwaura said the degree holders salaries will as from July 1 reflect Sh 27,000 up from Sh 17,000, while that of the diploma holders Sh 23,000 from Sh 17,000.
The annual increment in a four year contract, he said, will be renewable.
The interns, he added, who were on Sh 10,000 per month their salaries will rise to Sh 27,000 per month.
“ The certificate holders will get Sh 21,000 up from Sh 17,000,” said Mwaura.
ECDE teachers Peris Mwangi and Charity Njoki lauded the move by the leadership for hosting them and listening to them after years of suffering.
Njoki said in the past the salaries have been the same across the board, praising Governor Kang’ata administration for uplifting the degree holders, after they only got an increment of Sh 1,500 two years ago which was not enough.
Ms Mwangi said the teachers resolved to sign the four year contract after the promise that they will be employed under the permanent and pensionable terms.
“ It was a meeting where the government placed the promise on the table citing the frustration we have gone through since 2016 when we were employed by the county government,” said Mwangi.
Behind the scene, those who failed to attend the meeting raised their concern that in the deal, there was no provision for house allowance and commuter allowances which are crucial for the public servantsl.
