Mudavadi asks Government to pay teachers

The on-going standoff between the teachers and the Government on salaries has far reaching implications for Kenya's education system, former Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has said.

Mr Mudavadi pointed out that this would also affect the rule of law in the country and he asked the Government to pay teachers their dues.

The Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader, in a statement, said the Government's move not to honour the Supreme Court's ruling on a 50-60 per cent pay rise for the teachers amounts to disregarding the rule of law, undermines confidence in the Judiciary and encourages lawlessness.

"The Government argument is that the teacher should not be paid more than other cadres of similar qualification in public service. This is simplistic and cosmetic disregard of duty. It is discriminatory labour relations practice to deny a deserving case an increment merely because the employer is unable to gather the will to harmonise the wage bill," his statement read in part.

Mudavadi said that the standoff due to the Government's claim that there is no money to pay the teachers, was punishment to poor parents and Kenyan children who depend on public schools.

"Parents have toiled and saved to send their children to school for the final term and examinations for the year. They are now forced to incur extra expenses retrieving children from school and feeding them at home while paid fees are wasted in school accounts," he said.

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