Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi tells teachers to report to work, says strike illegal

Kenya: Talks to end the teachers strike collapsed again yesterday after the Government rejected a Sh47 billion salary demand by representatives of secondary school teachers.

The Government insisted on a Sh9.3 billion deal for allowances, but the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) rejected. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) did the same on Tuesday. Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi termed the collapsed talks as “unfortunate” and regretted that the two-day talks with the two unions have failed to end the strike.