Mwalimu Award Scheme a good idea, but will the government keep its end of the bargain?

Teachers understand their problems better, and should be listened to when they speak up. [Getty]

Teachers are the biggest group of workers who are always at loggerheads with the government. The bone of contention has been their salaries.

For years, they have complained about their pay, and the perennial failure of the authorities to honour its end of the bargain after they have reached an agreement.