Internship is a Modern Form of Slavery, says Protesting JSS Teachers

Junior Secondary School intern teachers from Baringo County protesting in Kabarnet town as they demanded the government to compel their employer, Teachers Service Commission, to confirm them. Photo by Jacinta Kipruto.

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Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in Baringo County marched along the streets of Kabarnet town to demand their absorption into government on permanent and pensionable terms.

The irate teachers who joined their colleagues across the country in protesting against the government’s failure to confirm them after completing their one-year internship programme, expressed their dissatisfaction and displeasure with their employer.

They noted that internship of qualified teachers is illegal and hence they are demanding the government to compensate them with requisite terms for the faithful services they offered during their period of internship.

The protesting teachers who were backed up by Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) armed themselves with placards and banners, which carried messages of their grievances.

They threatened to paralyze the new education system called Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) saying “No Confirmation No CBC, Employ or We Kill CBC.”

The intern teachers also reiterated their demands that the government should respect the court ruling of April 17, 2024, by Justice Bryrum Ongaya which directed TSC to employ them to meet the optimal staffing needs in public schools.

 “The TSC has violated our rights to fair labour practice whereas they should have engaged us on a Permanent and Pensionable (PnP) employment term,” they said.

The protesting JSS teachers further threatened not to resume classes unless they are confirmed by the government in order to avoid working under depression.

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