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The union official also criticised what he described as unfair restrictions imposed by some health facilities in Kisumu County on teachers receiving treatment under the Social Health Authority (SHA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He questioned the capping of outpatient services at between Sh3,500 and Sh4,000, arguing that teachers contribute towards their medical cover through SHA and should receive appropriate services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osura further alleged that some health facilities were limiting the number of teachers they attended to while giving preferential treatment to other civil servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“All civil servants, including teachers, should be treated equally when it comes to medical coverage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also called for better coordination of payments for teachers involved in marking national examinations, saying concerns over payment errors should be resolved before the exercise begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osura said the recurring payment disputes should be addressed permanently to prevent teachers from being disadvantaged during the marking process.
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The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Kisumu branch, has raised concerns over increasing attacks on teachers by armed criminals, particularly in Nyando and Seme sub-counties. The branch’s executive secretary, George Osura, said teachers were increasingly worried about their safety, especially during the national examination period. Speaking to journalists in Kisumu, Osura said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"\n