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| Kenya schools shut over teachers' pay dispute | Kenya schools shut over teachers' pay dispute |
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| Public schools in Kenya have been shut by the government in response to the three-week teachers' strike. | Public schools in Kenya have been shut by the government in response to the three-week teachers' strike. |
| A Kenyan court has ordered a pay rise of at least 50%, but the government is challenging this. | |
| President Uhuru Kenyatta said that teachers are well paid already and a salary increase would damage government finances. | President Uhuru Kenyatta said that teachers are well paid already and a salary increase would damage government finances. |
| Teachers argue that a pay deal struck in 1997 has only been partially fulfilled. | Teachers argue that a pay deal struck in 1997 has only been partially fulfilled. |
| But President Kenyatta disputed this, insisting that "the award has been settled in full". | But President Kenyatta disputed this, insisting that "the award has been settled in full". |
| Schools have now been closed since the beginning of the month and teachers insist that the government should abide by the court's decision. | Schools have now been closed since the beginning of the month and teachers insist that the government should abide by the court's decision. |
| Private schools have also been told to shut but some have defied the order, reports the BBC's Odhiambo Joseph in Nairobi. | Private schools have also been told to shut but some have defied the order, reports the BBC's Odhiambo Joseph in Nairobi. |