Kenyan teachers promise State ‘fire’ if pay award is not implemented

Teachers in Mombasa celebrate outside Kipevu Primary School after the Industrial Court awarded them a pay increment of between 50-60 per cent Tuesday. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

NAIROBI: Teachers across the country have welcomed the court’s decision to award them 50 to 60 per cent pay increment.

In Mt Kenya region, the teachers converged at their local Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) branch offices to celebrate the verdict pronounced by Employment and Labour Relations Court.