By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorLabour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has appointed a concilliator to mediate the dispute between the Teachers Service Commission and the Kenya National Union of Teachers. Mr Yatani appointed Labour relations officer Charles Maranga on Thursday, a day after Knut Secretary-General Wilson Sossion declared that teachers will go on strike on January 2. THE DISPUTEThe row between the TSC and Knut is with regard to promotions, transfers and performance appraisals. The Knut boss further said they were angered by commission Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia's decision to transfer more than 3,000 head-teachers “irregularly”. TRANSFERSThe TSC has also announced nationwide teacher transfers, a circumstance that has caused anxiety among primary and secondary school heads.

Source: Daily Nation December 20, 2018 12:26 UTC