Stalemate on teachers’ pay a blow to innocent children

Kenya: The teachers’ strike is now in the second week of the third term. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) was ordered by a lower court to effect a pay rise for teachers in public schools, a ruling that was subsequently upheld by Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

In fact, by August 31, the pay rise should have been effected. However, Government agencies led by the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury put up a spirited campaign against the court order, supporting TSC in rejecting the pay rise.