Teachers in Kenya enter second week of strike

AS the teachers' nationwide strike enters its second week, tutors in Mombasa say they will not be moved by their employer's threats.

Teachers' Service Commission secretary Gabriel Lengoiboni last week ordered education officials to conduct roll-calls in all schools to determine which teachers do not report for work.
Kenya National Union of Teachers Mombasa secretary Stephen Ouma said members want an increase to their salary and not allowances.
"Allowances do not benefit everybody because some allowances like the hardship allowances will only be given to those teachers in hardship areas. What about the teachers living in towns?" he said.
Ouma said Kenya will run short of tutors because students in colleges will be scared of venturing into teaching over fear that their salary will not be enough.