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Kenya: Kenyatta Mediates in Teachers' Pay Standoff
Capital FM, 11 November 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to pay all teachers their September salaries which were withheld after they went on strike, paralysing… Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru Meets KNUT's Chair Mudzo Nzili
The Star, 11 November 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held a meeting with Knut chairman Mudzo Nzili, but it was not attended by secretary general Wilson Sossion. Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru, Teachers to Sign New Agreement On Salaries After State House Meeting
The Star, 10 November 2015
Teachers who worked for the five weeks of a strike over higher pay in September will be paid extra allowances, a State House meeting has resolved. Read more »
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Kenya: Court of Appeal Ruling Was Premeditated, KNUT Says
The Star, 9 November 2015
The Court of Appeal ruling to strike out teachers 50-60 per cent pay rise on Friday was premeditated, Knut has said. Read more »
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Kenya: State Accounts Held Sh143 Million By September 30
The Star, 9 November 2015
The state had a balance of Sh143.02 million in the National Treasury accounts by September 30 after making various disbursements to meet the 2015/2016 budget obligation to… Read more »
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Kenya: Go to Supreme Court and Challenge Decision, Wetang'ula Urges Teachers
The Star, 8 November 2015
Bungoma senator Moses Wetang'ula has urged teachers to go to the Supreme Court and challenge the decision for them not to be given their salary increment by the Court of Appeal. Read more »
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Kenya: We Won't Give Up Fight for Pay Rise - Teachers' Unions
Nation, 8 November 2015
Teachers have vowed to fight on for a pay rise despite a devastating blow they suffered after the Court of Appeal ruled against them in a running battle with the government. Read more »
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Kenya: Kuya Incites Teachers to Boycott Preps Over Pay
Nation, 8 November 2015
For the idle ones who have been closely following events in Mwisho wa Lami, you will be aware that Kuya, my nemesis, has been missing in action for a few weeks. It all started with… Read more »
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Kenya: Court Strikes Out Teachers Pay
The Star, 7 November 2015
Kenya's 288,000 public school teachers suffered a crushing defeat yesterday when the Court of Appeal unanimously nullified their 50-60 per cent salary increase. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers, TSC Should Now Resolve Differences
Nation, 7 November 2015
The Court of Appeal Friday dealt a severe blow to teachers by throwing out a huge salary increase they had been awarded by a lower court a few months ago. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers to Escalate Pay Fight to Supreme Court
Capital FM, 6 November 2015
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) will challenge, in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal decision that… Read more »
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Kenya: Court of Appeal Nullifies Teachers' Pay Rise, Says SRC Advice Should Have Been Sought
The Star, 6 November 2015
The Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a 50-60 per cent pay increase to teachers, saying the Labour court ignored the advice of SRC. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers Lose Appeal On 50-60 Percent Pay Rise
Nation, 6 November 2015
Teachers have lost their 50-60 per cent pay increase awarded by the Employment and Labour Relations Court on June 30. Read more »
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Kenya: Appeal Court Due to Decide Teachers Pay Rise Dispute
Capital FM, 6 November 2015
The Court of Appeal will on Friday deliver its verdict on whether the Employment and Labour Relations court erred on awarding public school teachers a 50 to 60 percent pay rise. Read more »
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Kenya: TSC Adamant On Not Paying September Salaries
Nation, 6 November 2015
The teachers' employer stood firm Thursday that those who went on strike will not be paid September salaries. Read more »
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Kenya: Sh540 Million Has Not Been Submitted, KNUT Says
The Star, 6 November 2015
Teachers yesterday accused the government of crippling their unions by not submitting Sh540 million. Read more »
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Kenya: KNUT, Kuppet Feel the Pinch of Cash Crisis
Nation, 1 November 2015
Teachers unions are putting on a brave face despite going through financial crisis with some sending home workers at branch offices until they get the resources to pay them. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers Sue Over September Salary
Nation, 30 October 2015
Teachers have gone back to court seeking their September salaries. Read more »
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Kenya: Cotu to Sue Over TSC's Failure to Remit Teachers' Deductions
The Star, 28 October 2015
Cotu will move to court on Monday if the TSC does not remit all unions' dues to both Knut and Kuppet for September. Read more »
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Kenya: Teacher Commit Suicide Over Pay
The Star, 26 October 2015
A primary school teacher in Homa Bay county has committed suicide over delay of his September salary. Read more »