President Ruto promises honouring teachers' plea of shortening CBA cycle to two years

President William Ruto has yet again promised teachers to consider honouring their plea to shorten the review cycle of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) from four years to two years.

President William Ruto presiding over World Teachers Day in Kasarani, Nairobi County on October 5, 2026. Photo: PCS

The teachers want the four-year cycle of reviewing the CBA between the Teachers Service Commission and their unions to be reduced to two years.

Speaking during World Teachers' Day in Kasarani on Monday, President Ruto said that the reduction of the implementation timeframe will be considered upon the completion of the current 2025–2029 CBA.

"Because we have signed the current one, we will return to the 2-year plan when it's over," he said.

"You are now telling me two years have passed and you want us to switch to the two-year plan. Just as you give learners homework, so will I take this as homework, and I will come with answers. Leave that to me. I know what I am saying."

Source: Citizen Digital