Key players in long-running battle for better salaries and allowances for teachers

NAIROBI: In October 1997, teachers went on strike demanding a 300 per cent pay rise, led by the then Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary general Ambrose Odongo.

The strike threatened to disrupt studies for over 500,000 students who were preparing for their national examinations. The Government struck a deal with the teachers - the Legal Notice 534 of 1997.