Nanyuki Primary School ECDE pupils with their teacher Mary Ndirangu at an open field on January 4, 2021. The ECDE teachers union has decried the huge discrepancy in pay for teachers in different counties and asked governors to implement the Early Childhood Education Act, 2021.
Teachers union says pay discrepancy among ECDE teachers needs to be addressed urgently.
In private schools, some employers are paying the teachers as little as Sh2,000.
Pre-primary education teachers have protested unequal pay by counties, with some being paid as low as Sh7,500 per month while others earn Sh43,800.
Poor pay is partly being blamed for the shortage of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) teachers, as some are opting for other lucrative jobs in non-governmental organisations and other sectors.
