Confusion reigns as teachers stay away

Pupils of D.E.B Muslim Primary School in Nyeri play during a tea break on August 31, 2015. Normal learning resumed in many schools in the County despite a presumed strike by teachers. PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD

The third leg of Kenya's school calendar kicked off to a tumultuous start as majority of teachers stayed out of public schools to protest the Government's failure to effect the much-anticipated salary hike.

The Standard team found that in Laikipia, the teachers defied a directive by the Teachers Service Commission to report to work and instead converged in Nyahururu town where they held meetings.