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Kenya:
Govt Closes All Schools Over Teachers' Strike
Nation, 18 September 2015
The government has closed all public and private schools from Monday following the teachers' strike Read more »
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Kenya:
Education Students 'To Join Tutors' Strike'
The Star, 17 September 2015
UNIVERSITY education students have threatened to join the teachers' strike to demand better pay. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kiambu Tutors Urged to Ignore TSC Threats
The Star, 17 September 2015
Kiambu East teachers were told yesterday not listen to the Teachers Service Commission's sacking threats and continue their strike. Read more »
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Kenya:
KNEC Says 1.4 Million Candidates to Sit Exams Despite Teachers' Strike
Nation, 18 September 2015
The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) has said 1.4 million candidates will sit their national examinations this year. Read more »
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Kenya:
Private Schools Criticise KNUT
The Star, 17 September 2015
Busia Private schools in the county want striking teachers to stop disrupting their classes. Read more »
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Kenya:
Form Four Leavers Now Teach Wajir
The Star, 17 September 2015
FORM four leavers in Wajir are teaching students as the teachers' strike bites. Read more »
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Kenya:
Cleric Calls for Talks Over Teachers' Pay
The Star, 17 September 2015
A cleric has urged teachers and the state to dialogue and resolve the salary stalemate. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers Want Parliament to Seek Sh17 Billion Through Supplementary Budget
Nation, 18 September 2015
Teachers have petitioned Parliament to consider seeking Sh17 billion from the Treasury to give teachers the 50-60 per cent pay rise awarded to them by the courts. Read more »
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Kenya:
Opposition Calls for Motion, Protest to Sack Kenyatta
The Star, 17 September 2015
Cord yesterday revealed a plan to impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta for 'violating' the constitution by refusing to pay teachers a court-ordered salary increase. Read more »
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Kenya:
Teachers Pay Rise Will Push Wage Bill to 61 Per Cent, Ruin Economy - Serem
The Star, 17 September 2015
Teachers' payments will increase the wage bill to 61 per cent of the budget and could have a "catastrophic" effect on the economy, the SRC has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
It's Time to End Stalemate Over Teachers' Pay
Nation, 17 September 2015
It is prudent to stand back from the increasingly confrontational battle lines of the ongoing teachers strike and look at the various arguments and standpoints to steer a way… Read more »
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Kenya:
Joho Cautions Against Private Islam Tutors
Nation, 17 September 2015
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has cautioned parents against enrolling their children for Madrasa classes with private tutors. He said children who are not taught at designated… Read more »
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Kenya:
We Can't Help If September Pay Is Stopped, Sossion Tells Teachers
Nation, 17 September 2015
Teachers may not have money at the end of the month after their union said it can't cushion them should the September pay be withheld. Kenya National Union of Teachers… Read more »
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Kenya:
Uhuru - Learn From Kibaki on Teachers
The Star, 17 September 2015
The highlight of my recent visit to Australia was not the whale-watching cruise during which I got to see the migrating giant humpback whales. (I gather Australians regard this… Read more »
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Kenya:
Cotu's Bid to Join Strike Suffers Again
Nation, 16 September 2015
The order barring the Central Organisation of Trade Unions from joining the teachers' strike has been extended to Wednesday next week, when a dispute between it and employers will… Read more »
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Kenya:
Pay Strike Teachers the Billions Wasted On MPs
The Star, 16 September 2015
Kinango MP Gonzi Rai recommends the number of MPs and MCAs and their pay and allowances be drastically reduced. Read more »
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Kenya:
Exams Won't Be Postponed - Kaimenyi
The Star, 16 September 2015
The government hinted yesterday that the schools might be closed until the teachers' strike is resolved. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kalu Wants Teachers Paid
The Star, 16 September 2015
A church leader yesterday said the government's failure to award teachers the court-ordered pay rise could adversely affect the Jubilee administration in the 2017 elections. Read more »
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Kenya:
Pay Teachers, Bishop Tells Jubilee
The Star, 16 September 2015
A cleric in Kakamega county has criticised Deputy President William Ruto for saying the government has no money to pay the striking teachers. Read more »
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Kenya:
No Decision On Government Attempt to Stop Kenyan Teachers' Strike
DW, 15 September 2015
The government has gone to court to stop the teachers' strike now in its third week. Teachers are looking for a 50-60 percent raise before they go back to work. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kaimenyi - Exams On Course, School Closure Verdict Due
Capital FM, 15 September 2015
The government has insisted that the national examinations calendar for primary and secondary schools will not be rescheduled despite the ongoing teachers strike. Read more »
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Kenya:
Court Orders Teachers and Their Employer to Stop Trading Threats Over Higher Salaries Dispute
Nation, 15 September 2015
Teachers and their employer have been warned against threatening each other in the dispute over increased pay. Read more »
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Kenya:
Pay Teachers Using Laptop Money, Three URP MPs Tell State
The Star, 15 September 2015
Three URP MPs have asked the government to use money allocated to the laptop project to pay teachers and end the stalemate with the TSC. Read more »
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Kenya:
Court - Stop Threats TSC, and Teachers Calm Down
Capital FM, 15 September 2015
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has directed the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to stop issuing threats to striking teachers pending the determination of the petition… Read more »
