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Kenya: Irony of Jailed Mandera Quarry Workers and Teachers' Plight
The Star, 5 February 2015
The paradox surrounding the jailing of quarry miners in Mandera has emboldened defiant teachers to boycott work unless transferred. Read more »
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Kenya: TSC Eases Reporting Deadline for Northeastern Teachers
Capital FM, 4 February 2015
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) now says teachers who failed to report to schools in Northeastern Kenya by the February 2 deadline can still do so. Read more »
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Kenya: Volunteer Teachers Cushion Mandera County Crisis
Sabahi, 4 February 2015
With many teachers refusing to return to Kenya's north-eastern region in the aftermath of brutal al-Shabaab attacks in Mandera County, scores of volunteers have signed up to ensure… Read more »
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Kenya: Quarry Workers in Jail for Failing to Leave Mandera
Capital FM, 3 February 2015
Twenty workers from a quarry in Mandera are facing jail terms of six months each or fines of Sh60,000 for disobeying an order to leave their workplace due to insecurity. Read more »
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Kenya: Twenty Mandera Miners Get Five Months in Jail, Sh60,000 Fines Each for Not Leaving Quarry
The Star, 3 February 2015
Twenty Mandera quarry workers were sentenced to five months in jail and fined Sh60,000 each for not leaving their workplaces over insecurity as ordered. Read more »
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Kenya: Northern Region Teachers Protest Against Failed Meeting With House Committee
The Star, 3 February 2015
A group of teachers from the Northern region protested outside Parliament on Tuesday over a failed Education committee meeting. Read more »
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Kenya: MP Backs Teachers' Demands
The Star, 2 February 2015
GICHUGU MP Njogu Barua has urged the Teachers Service Commission to transfer teachers camping at its headquaters. Read more »
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Kenya: CID Question Sossion On Incitement Claims
The Star, 3 February 2015
KNUT secretary general Wilson Sossion last evening complained to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority over misuse of powers by police. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers Continue Protests in Nairobi Over Security
Sabahi, 2 February 2015
More than 1,500 teachers assigned to posts in north-eastern Kenya defied orders to return to classrooms on Monday (February 2nd), saying their concerns have not been addressed,… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya's North-Eastern Schools Remain Paralysed As Protests Continue
Sabahi, 30 January 2015
Schools in Kenya's north-eastern region remain paralysed as many teachers have failed to return to their classrooms in the aftermath of al-Shabaab violence in the area. Read more »
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Kenya: Kieni MP Urges Mandera Teachers to Go Back
The Star, 31 January 2015
KIENI MP Kanini Kega has urged Mandera teachers camping at the TSC headquarters in Nairobi to return to work as the government has assured them of security. Read more »