Striking teachers, TSC should think about learners

The teachers' strike enters its third week today with 12 million learners from public schools staying home since their tutors downed their tools when the month began.

For many Kenyans, the aggrieved lot has been the teachers — some blame the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for ignoring various court orders which restated that the country’s 280,000 instructors are entitled to a pay hike of between 50 and 60 per cent, negotiated by their unions and their employer.