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New sticky issues as teachers’ strike stalemate persists

Teachers allied to the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) sing and dance as they chant slogans at Likoni kitaruni along the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga High way [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

As the teachers’ strike enters its second week tomorrow, two sticky issues have emerged relating to their payment: Should the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) increase the teachers’ basic salary or raise various allowances?

The Standard On Sunday has established that this is crux of the matter even as Cabinet secretaries Jacob Kaimenyi (Education) and Kazungu Kambi (Labour) lead the Government side in negotiations with members of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet).

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