Negotiate with North Eastern teachers, Sabatia MP Alfred Agoi tells Government

Sabatia MP Alfred Agoi has asked the national government to negotiate with teachers who have refused to work in regions deemed insecure instead of threatening to sack them.

Mr Agoi said the teachers had legitimate reasons why they wouldn't go back to those regions.

"What the teachers experienced in parts of Mandera last year was beyond the imagination. You cannot force them to go back before you put proper measures for them to feel secure," said Agoi.

He was speaking at Bukulunya Secondary School after he handed over a Sh6 million school bus purchased through the Constituency Development Fund.

Basic assurances

Agoi said the teachers, whom the Teachers Service Commission insists must return to their schools in North Eastern region, have not even been given basic assurances or gone through counselling after witnessing horror perpetuated by suspected Al-Shabaab militants.

"Life is more precious than a job. The teachers will not be at peace working in the region after what they saw," said the MP.