Nairobi, May 2 -- Teachers have rejected a proposal by Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria to change the employment terms of civil servants from permanent to contract.

In a statement to mark Labour Day on Wednesday, Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (Kuppet) secretary-general Akello Misori described the proposal as "mischievous".

Teachers make up the largest single block of workers on the government payroll.

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There are about 360,000 teachers under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

"Hon Kuria's proposal is utterly wild, ill-thought-out and unprecedented in the world. Security of employment, marked by full tenure of service and pensions after service, is th...