July 2024 TSC Phase 2 Salary Increment. Teachers who were engaged prior to July 1, 2023 will be the only ones eligible to get this pay increase, even while they wait for the ultimate implementation of the TSC wage raise for phase 2.
However, while the other three clusters will stay the same, the house allowances that teachers receive under cluster 4 will alter.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) guidelines state that the second phase of this pay increase will begin on July 1st, 2024.
The purpose of the Salary Increment program is to increase the pay of qualified teachers under TSC in order to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Indications that phase 2 increment implementation is about to happen
Kiharu Member of Parliament Honorable Ndindi Nyorou unveiled the plan for phase 2 of the salary increase . Following an announcement of the 2024–2025 budget allocations.
This signals hope for teachers in the realization of the agreements reached between TSC and various teachers’ unions.
July 2024 TSC Phase 2 Salary Increment
The 2021–2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) is expected to have a substantial portion of the Sh 369.94 billion budget to be allocated to Teacher Service Commission under the education budget.
Based on the agreement signed on August 28, 2023,two-phases of implementation plan was arrived at.
First phase which took effect from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 is currently in place.
Second and final phase currently eyed by teachers will run from July 1st 2024, to June 30th 2025.
What teachers should expect in phase 2 increment
TSC Teachers will receive varying basic salary as proposed here.
Teachers will also get enhanced house allowance rates based on four clusters:
– Nairobi City under Cluster 1
– Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru Cities, Nyeri, Eldoret town , Thika, Kisii town , Malindi, and Kitale municipalities under cluster 2 ,Other former municipalities under cluster 3 ,All other areas under cluster 4.
Note that house allowance rates for Clusters 1, 2, and 3 will remain unchanged. It is only Cluster 4 whose house allowances will change.