State must demonstrate greater resolve in handling teachers’ crisis

There are no two ways about the teachers’ pay standoff. The government must bite the bullet and address itself to it. The legality or otherwise of the strike is a matter before the court but the pay hike ruling cannot be wished away. The government must burn the midnight oil to seek a solution, or risk plunging learning in schools into a crisis.

The Cabinet has a collective responsibility to address the crisis. Let’s face it. The TSC chair or the Cabinet Secretary in the ministry do not demonstrate the drive or passion to provide leadership in this matter. They both seem unconvincing, somewhat arrogant and plainly clueless on what to do.