Kenya schools hit by teachers' pay strike

Nairobi, 3 Sep - (ANA) - Tens of thousands of teachers in Kenya are on strike to demand higher pay, with many primary schools affected. The teachers defied a court ruling declaring the strike illegal. The teachers are demanding a wage increase of between 100 and 300%. Secondary school teachers and university lecturers say they will join the strike later this week, when their institutions open for the new term. The government has not commented on the strike. In Nairobi, protesting teachers held up posters saying: "Teachers cannot eat rats" and "We are tired of empty promises". The strike was called by trade unions representing about 250,000 teachers. (ANA)

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