President William Ruto announced Saturday that teachers will be allocated 20 per cent of the Affordable Housing units for their contribution to the scheme.
During the Waalimu Na Rais Forum at State House, Nairobi, on Saturday, September 13, Ruto revealed that teachers contribute 13 per cent to the housing levy, amounting to Sh900 million monthly, and hence deserved to benefit from the program.
To formalize the arrangement, the head of state stated that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed between the Ministry and teachers’ representatives.
“As members contributing to housing levy, of the contributions that come to housing levy, teachers contribute 13 per cent which is Ksh.900 million every month, we have said that 20 per cent of the units to be allocated to teachers and we will sign an MoU between our teachers and the ministry so that we can implement this 20 per cent to teachers,” Ruto said.
On teachers’ medical cover, Ruto expressed concerns over the state of the scheme, suggesting it fails to meet the current state in the market.
“Access to inpatient services by teachers is lower than the market. Data on your medical scheme shows that, on average, it costs Sh117,000 per inpatient visit, whereas the market average is Sh100,000 and for civil servants it is Sh98,000.
That means you pay more on every visit, so we cannot continue with this medical cover as it is,” he said.
To remedy this, the president instructed the Ministry of Education to work with health professionals to compare the existing teachers’ medical package with that of civil servants and other options available in the market.
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