Nairobi: Teachers are set to receive enhanced salaries by the end of July after the Government allocated Sh8.4 billion to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to facilitate the second phase of salary reviews under the 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). TSC Chairman Dr Jamleck Muturi said teachers should expect the additional earnings to reflect in their bank accounts from July 20, following the implementation of the revised salary structure.
According to Kenya News Agency, the salary increase marks the beginning of the second phase of the four-year CBA implementation schedule signed in July 2025 between TSC and teachers’ unions, including the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET). The first phase of the agreement was implemented in July 2025, while subsequent phases will be rolled out according to the agreed schedule.
Under the new salary structure, the lowest-paid teacher, a Primary Teacher II in Grade B5, will earn between Sh26,225 and Sh33,444 per month, while the highest-paid teacher, a Chief Principal in Grade D5, will receive between Sh133,351 and Sh164,977 monthly. Dr Muturi said the salary adjustment was a major step towards improving teachers’ welfare and motivation, noting that better remuneration would enable educators to focus on improving learning outcomes.
Dr Muturi also highlighted additional measures to improve teachers’ career progression through promotions. He revealed that more than 270,000 teachers had been promoted in the last three years and that the commission would advertise promotion opportunities for more than 35,000 teachers in August this year. According to Dr. Muturi, the Government has allocated Sh2 billion to support the promotion exercise, which will cover teachers across different job groups.
Dr Muturi also announced that TSC had received Sh4.8 billion to facilitate the conversion of 20,000 Junior School intern teachers into permanent and pensionable employment. He said the move would address concerns among junior secondary school teachers who have worked under internship arrangements since 2023. The TSC chairman spoke at Mbiriri Comprehensive School in Kieni, Nyeri County, where he joined Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba during the school’s education day celebrations.
Speaking during the event, CS Ogamba defended the Government’s increased investment in the education sector, saying education remains central to Kenya’s social and economic transformation. He said the Government had invested heavily in addressing human resource needs while also improving infrastructure to support the implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
Ogamba said more than 23,000 classrooms had been constructed across the country in the last three years to reduce congestion in schools and provide learners with safe and modern learning environments. He added that the Government was also constructing 1,600 laboratories in senior schools during the current financial year to strengthen practical learning, particularly under the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pathway.
The CS said education had received 30 percent of the national budget allocation for the 2026/2027 financial year, describing it as the highest allocation to the sector since independence. He said the Government would continue investing in human capital, infrastructure, and curriculum reforms to prepare learners for future opportunities.
Ogamba also warned heads of learning institutions against imposing illegal and unauthorized levies on parents. He said the Ministry was working with TSC to take action against principals found charging fees that had not been approved through the required procedures. The CS also dismissed claims that enrollment in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions had declined, attributing the perception to the introduction of the modularized training system. Ogamba said the number of TVET trainees had actually increased significantly, rising from 397,000 before the 2023/2024 academic year to more than 850,000 by May 2026.
