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The collateral damage in just-ended teachers’ strike

From left is Akelo Misori of KUPPET, KNUT secretary general Wilson Sossion and KNUT treasurer John Matiangi outside the court after yesterday's hearing. 5/10/2015 [PHOTO/GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]

It is unbelievable that 51 years after uhuru, school children can stay home for more than a month as Kenyan elites fight in court.

Those who understand the Kenyan psyche know that the children were not that unhappy; school has never been popular with most them. Now they have an excuse for their failures in life: teachers’ strike. This is despite the fact that a KCSE or KCPE certificate has no column for excuses.

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