Private schools have added a new twist to the standoff between the government and teachers’ unions and announced they will ignore an order from the cabinet directing all primary and secondary schools to close on Monday next week. Speaking to ktn kenya private schools association chairman earnest mwai says after an emergency meeting shortly after the government ordered the closures, they would resist all attempts to close private learning institutions. A cabinet statement released from state house had endorsed measures taken by the ministry that all schools be closed for security reasons as a strike by teachers in public schools entered the third week.