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Kenya:
KNUT Wants Appeal Case By TSC Dismissed for Not Complying With Court Orders
Nation, 21 September 2015
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) wants the Court of Appeal to dismiss a case filed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) because it has failed to comply with the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Protestors to Gather At Uhuru Park to Press Government to Reopen Schools
Nation, 21 September 2015
Activists from Nairobi will Monday take to the streets to protest the government's decision to close schools following a strike by teachers. Read more »
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Kenya:
KNUT - We Have All Along Been Guided By Rule of Law and Will Obey Court's Orders
Nation, 21 September 2015
The Kenya National Union of Teachers has always and will continue to fight unwaveringly for the rights of teachers, as mandated by the law and in pursuit of the indivisible rights… Read more »
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Kenya:
Education System Needs Transformation
Nation, 21 September 2015
The ongoing teachers' strike brings to the fore the many challenges that afflict our education system. Read more »
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Kenya:
Private Schools to Teach Today
The Star, 20 September 2015
Private schools in Mombasa have said they will continue teaching students, despite the government order for all schools to close following the nationwide teachers' strike. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kuppet Wants Fees Refunded
The Star, 20 September 2015
A teachers union has said fees paid by parents this term should be refunded since the government has closed schools. Read more »
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Kenya:
Activists Threaten Mass Action Over Teachers Strike
Nation, 20 September 2015
Activists from Nairobi will on Tuesday take to the streets to protest last week's closure of schools by the government. Read more »
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Kenya:
Stop Your Impeachment Threats - Kiminini MP Told
The Star, 20 September 2015
Water CS Eugene Wamalwa and Trans Nzoia woman representative Janet Nangabo have asked Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa not to allow himself to be used by his opposition colleagues to move… Read more »
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Kenya:
Private Schools Seek Court Relief As Clerics Call for Dialogue to End Strike
Nation, 20 September 2015
Protests have greeted the decision by the Education Ministry to shorten third term and close schools indefinitely. Read more »
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Kenya:
To Solve the Teacher's Problem, Revisit the 1997 Agreement
The Star, 20 September 2015
The Kenya National Union of Teachers was formed in 1957 and officially registered in May 1959. It came up because teachers were facing uneven terms of employment based on who they… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kwale MCA Criticises Shutting of Schools
The Star, 20 September 2015
A Kwale MCA has said the government's decision to close schools nationwide is insensitive and uncalled for as it will worsen the crisis in the education sector. Read more »
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Kenya:
Gideon Moi, Rutto Fault Closure of Schools, Urges State to Dialogue With Teachers
The Star, 20 September 2015
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi and Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto have faulted the move by the government to close all private and public schools in the county. Read more »
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Kenya:
President Rules Out Higher Salaries for Teachers
Nation, 20 September 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday night ruled out paying teachers higher salaries, saying that doing so would raise the cost of living. Read more »
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Kenya:
Nyeri ECDE Tutors' Call for Better Pay
The Star, 20 September 2015
Nyeri nursery school teachers have urged the county government to improve infrastructure in schools. Read more »
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Kenya:
Employer Withholds Sh8 Billion Teachers Loans
Nation, 19 September 2015
The Teachers Service Commission is withholding about Sh8 billion that is supposed to remit to various financial institutions for credit facilities offered to teachers. Read more »
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Kenya:
I Am Broke and Idle, Can This Strike End Already!I Am Broke and Idle, Can This Strike End Already
Nation, 19 September 2015
Although I fully support the teachers' strike and I would like to see us paid well, I am also keen on a promotion. That is why, last week, when I heard that TSC was conducting a… Read more »
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Kenya:
Cabinet Meets Over Teachers Strike
Nation, 19 September 2015
The Cabinet met on Friday prompted by the ongoing teachers strike. Read more »
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Kenya:
Budget Reallocations Can Resolve Teacher's Strike
The Star, 19 September 2015
Contrary to conventional wisdom prophesying doom over the Sh17 billion salary demand by teachers, the government can very well meet this sudden expenditure within the current… Read more »
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Kenya:
Council Prepares for National Exams Despite Fears
Nation, 19 September 2015
Administration of national examinations could be thrown into a crisis after teachers said they will not take part in it. Read more »