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Teachers in Nairobi stay away from classrooms as industrial action takes off

Teachers in Nairobi schools kept off classrooms as the nationwide strike began. There was little or no activity in most schools.

At Kangemi and New Kihumbuini primary schools, a few teachers idled in the staffroom, even as classrooms remained deserted. Only the head teacher and the deputy head teacher were in their offices "just in case of an emergency".

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