THE Education ministry is making arrangements to make up for the time lost during the recent strike by public school teachers.
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi yesterday told the Star on the phone that the ministry will consider extending school terms.
Teachers ended their eight-day strike on Wednesday after the Industrial Court took over pay negotiations and ordered them back to class from today.
The teachers’ unions did not get the increase in basic salary for their more than 288,000 members. The Teachers’ Service Commission said their demand could not be sustained.
“We are aware of the time lost during the teachers’ strike and arrangements will be made to compensate for this,” Kaimenyi said.
Kenya National Union of Teachers’ chairman Mudzo Nzili yesterday asked teachers to be patient and give the court time to arbitrate.
Meanwhile, the Teachers’ Service Commission has rejected a request by more than 1,000 teachers to be transferred from Garisa, Wajir and Mandera counties over insecurity.
Instead, the TSC instructed that the teachers return to their workstations as all the security concerns have been addressed.
“We will address that decision after depositing our Collective Bargaining Agreement in court,” Nzili said when asked for comment.
