Kenya schools on strike

Future leaders back home 

Students from Central Secondary School in Eldoret town head home on September 18, 2015 after the government directed that all public and private schools be closed.

Nearly 14 million students were sent home on Friday as the government and unions dug in in the stalemate over a pay increase.

But whereas the salary strike is only affecting public schools, the closure will includes private institutions.

This is the first time in the history of Kenya’s education sector for the government to take such a drastic action.

And although the government said colleges will not be affected, teachers training colleges face closure because the tutors, who are members of Kuppet, have not been teaching.

Kenya Private schools association Chief Executive officer Peter Ndoro said: “We have been ambushed by the government as they did not consult us in coming up with the decision. We are not convinced that we should close.”

Source 

The Nation.