Female teachers raise alarm on the illegal monthly deductions from their salaries.
Female teachers raise alarm; Taita Taveta county Senator brought the petition before Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare indicating that more than 171 female teachers has suffered the deductions.
According to the petition, the deductions were made through Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA) in collusion with the Teachers Service Commission(TSC).
They further indicated that the Ksh200 deducted every month since 2019, be refunded with interest since they were not consulted before the money started being deducted.
The statement read,”In their petition, the teachers stated that the Teachers Service Commission(TSC) had been colluding with KEWOTA to unlawfully deduct Ksh200 monthly subscription fees without their consent since 2019.”
“The petitioners prayed that the committee would cause the deductions be stopped forthwith and all monies deducted be refunded with accruing interests,”they added.
Notably, The teachers urged the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Amin Mohammed, to launch an investigation in this matter.
They asked the committee to direct KEWOTA to revert all their membership registration that had been done without their consent.
The statement read,” They also want TSC and KEWOTA to be investigated by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission and Director of Criminal Investigation(DCI) for economic crime.”
“The teachers want to have the membership of KEWOTA declared null and void for lack of consent by members to belong to it and lastly advise KEWOTA to do a fresh membership recruitment drive which is within the law,” they added.
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