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Knut lawyer Paul Muite (left) and Attorney General’s lawyer Stella Munyi at
the Industrial Court yesterday during the hearing of the teachers’ salary
case. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]
NAIROBI: A blunder by the Government in the Industrial Court may buttress the teachers' case for higher salaries.
The State shot itself in the foot through a filing by an arm of the Ministry of Labour that suggested that teachers are entitled to a 128 per cent salary rise, translating to Sh137 billion annually.
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