CORD leaders accuse President Uhuru Kenyatta of lying on wage bill

Opposition leaders disputed President Uhuru Kenyatta's assertion that the economy is incapable of supporting the teachers' salary increment.

While addressing thousands of Kenyans who turned up at Uhuru Park grounds, Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leaders led by Raila Odinga accused the President of lying to Kenyans and pressed the Government to pay teachers the 50-60 per cent salary increment awarded by the court, which has sparked a nationwide strike that culminated in closure of public primary and secondary schools countrywide on Monday.