Hurdles in raising cash for teachers’ pay hike

NAIROBI: Kenyans are dismayed at the protracted standoff between the Government and the teachers’ unions over the 50-60 per cent pay dispute. It has denied over 14million School children in public institutions access to education. The Government empathises as much with the situation as indeed, the teachers who facilitate instruction in our schools.

While we would like to see a speedy resolution to this industrial strife, let us appreciate that the Government operates within financial and other constraints set by the Constitution and statute. Effecting the 50-60 per cent salary increment threatens the country’s economic stability.