A pupil works alone at a primary school tutors her classmates on September 6, 2011, as teachers across the country downed their tools for a second day.
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Kenya: Teachers End Strike After Jobs Pledge
The Kenya National Union of Teachers has officially called off its week-long strike.
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Kenya: Teachers End Strike After Jobs Pledge
Nation, 12 September 2011
The Kenya National Union of Teachers officially called off its week-long strike on Sunday. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers Reject New Government Offer
The Star, 8 September 2011
Teachers have turned down an offer by the government to employ 20,000 teachers on contract. Teachers Union Secretary General David Okuta says they will continue with the strike… Read more »
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Kenya: Private Schools Back Public Teachers' Union
The Star, 8 September 2011
The Kenya Independent Schools Association has come out strongly in support of the ongoing strike by teachers in public schools. The association, which is mainly comprised of… Read more »
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Kenya: Olweny in Support of Teachers' Strike
The Star, 8 September 2011
Education assistant minister Prof Ayiecho Olweny has supported the teachers strike and accused Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta of sabotaging the employment of teachers. Speaking in… Read more »
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Kenya: Knut, Kuppet Urge Private Teachers to Strike
The Star, 8 September 2011
As the strike by the teachers entered its second day yesterday, the western branches of the two unions representing them have urged private schools to shut and join them in the… Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers in North Rift Join the Strike
The Star, 8 September 2011
Teachers in the North Rift region joined the ongoing strike as some parents kept their children out of school. Only headteachers and their assistants were at schools in Uasin… Read more »
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Kenya: Students Join Nyeri Teachers in Street Protest
The Star, 8 September 2011
OVER 200 teachers in Nyeri county left their classes yesterday and joined together in Nyeri town where they marched along the streets as the national wide strike entered the third… Read more »
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Kenya: We Have No Money to Employ Teachers, Says Treasury
Nation, 7 September 2011
The government has no money to employ 28,000 new teachers on permanent terms, Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Read more »
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Kenya: I'm Not to Blame for Teacher's Strike - Uhuru
The Star, 7 September 2011
Your child may stay at home indefinitely as the government is unwilling to say whether or not it will allocate money to hire more teachers. Read more »
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Kenya: Ongeri Says Ministry in Talks With Treasury Over Strike
The Star, 7 September 2011
The ministry of Education has entered into dialogue with the Treasury with a view of solving the ongoing teachers strike. According to the Minister of Education Prof Sam Ongeri,… Read more »
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Kenya: Government to Hire 20,000 Teachers On Contract Basis
Nation, 7 September 2011
The government has said it will hire 20,000 teachers on contract this financial year to in order to reduce the shortage experienced in schools. Read more »
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Kenya: Exam Crisis Looms as Strike Persists
Nation, 7 September 2011
Education Minister Sam Ongeri on Wednesday held a crisis meeting with top Teachers Service Commission officials as the ongoing staff strike entered its second day. Read more »
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Kenya: Teachers Strike Shuts Down Public Schools
Nation, 6 September 2011
Many schools across the country were on Tuesday shut down by a teachers' strike called to pressure the government to recruit an additional 28,000 teachers. Read more »
