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    "content": "1997. The first phase was paid out in 1997 as agreed, but four phases were not paid due to Government financial constraints. On the validity of the agreement signed in 1997, the Gazette Notice 534 of 1997 was valid. This was as a result of negotiations of the TSRC which had been constituted under the reviewed Teacher Service Commission Act Cap 212. In September 2002, teachers went again on strike demanding implementation of the remaining four phases of the Legal Notice No.534. The then Moi Government signed a return to work formula with teachers on 18th October, 2002 and agreed to implement the remaining phases in ten phases starting from 1st July, 2003. The ten-phased tripartite agreement signed by the parties on 18th December, 2002, culminated in the Gazette Notice No. 16 of 2003 that substantially amended the provisions of Legal Notice No.534 on the following grounds. 1. Phasing of salaries to ten phases. 2. Commuter allowance was to be implemented in three phases and remained at a fixed rate. 3. Medical allowance was to be paid in three phases and remained at a fixed rate. 4. Responsibility allowance was to be increased by 500 per cent. 5. It also adopted the Directorate of Personnel Management (DPM) Circular No.OP18/1A/8/14 of 18th June, 2001 on house allowance. The Government has fully implemented the provisions of Legal Notice No.16 of 2003 and Legal Notice 142 of 1st August, 2003. Attached is a summary of the implementation status of the Legal Notice 534 of 1997 and Legal Notice 16 of 2003. The ten-phased agreement with KNUT is what resulted to Gazette Notice No.16 of 2003 that substantially amended the provisions of Legal Notice 534. The Kibaki Government subsequently gazette Legal Notice No.17 that reduced the ten phases as per Legal Notice No.16 of 2003 to six phases. The full implementation of Legal Notice 16 and 164 was fully done in July, 2007. The current status is that the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) went on strike on 17th June, 2013 demanding the following. 1. Harmonisation of Commuter allowances; 2. Harmonisation of leave allowances; 3. Harmonisation of responsibility allowances; 4. Employment of more teachers; 5. Recruitment of Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers; and, 6. Training and development of teachers. The KNUT went on strike on 25th June, 2013 demanding the following. Implementation of the following allowances as per Legal Notice No. 534 of 1997. 1. House allowance at 50 per cent basic salary; 2. Medical allowance at 20 per cent; and, 3. Commuter allowance at 10 per cent. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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