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| Kenya detains 1,000 'under-age drinkers' in Nairobi | Kenya detains 1,000 'under-age drinkers' in Nairobi |
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| More than 1,000 children suspected of under-age drinking were arrested in Kenya's capital Nairobi over the weekend, police say. | More than 1,000 children suspected of under-age drinking were arrested in Kenya's capital Nairobi over the weekend, police say. |
| Bars and clubs were raided after complaints that they had become crowded with schoolchildren during a three-week teachers' strike. | Bars and clubs were raided after complaints that they had become crowded with schoolchildren during a three-week teachers' strike. |
| Most of the children were later released because there were not enough cells to hold them, police said. | Most of the children were later released because there were not enough cells to hold them, police said. |
| Teachers are on a nationwide strike to demand better pay. | Teachers are on a nationwide strike to demand better pay. |
| The Secretary General of the Kenya National Association of Parents, Musau Ndunda, said it was sad that children spent their time in bars and clubs instead of school. | The Secretary General of the Kenya National Association of Parents, Musau Ndunda, said it was sad that children spent their time in bars and clubs instead of school. |
| "But it is the government which should be blamed for not being keen to resolve the teachers strike," he said. | "But it is the government which should be blamed for not being keen to resolve the teachers strike," he said. |
| "Instead of playing politics, why not pay the teachers and they will go back to class and our children will definitely stream back to school." | "Instead of playing politics, why not pay the teachers and they will go back to class and our children will definitely stream back to school." |
| 'Laughing and shouting' | 'Laughing and shouting' |
| Nairobi central police chief Patrick Oduma said the raids were carried out to put a stop to young boys converging on "reggae music discotheques". | |
| "To our surprise we found there is a very big number of under-age children [drinking]," he said. | |
| "We have arrested the bar operators although we are yet to get the owners." | "We have arrested the bar operators although we are yet to get the owners." |
| Mr Oduma said 116 of the children have been kept in custody. | Mr Oduma said 116 of the children have been kept in custody. |
| The rest were released because police cells were full, he added. | The rest were released because police cells were full, he added. |
| The detained children laughed and shouted as they were taken in a police lorry to court, the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza reports from the scene. | The detained children laughed and shouted as they were taken in a police lorry to court, the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza reports from the scene. |
| Dozens of parents, mainly women, had gathered to hear the fate of their children, he says. | Dozens of parents, mainly women, had gathered to hear the fate of their children, he says. |
| Teachers are demanding a pay increase from a deal with the government that dates back to 1997. | Teachers are demanding a pay increase from a deal with the government that dates back to 1997. |
| The deal would cost the government $540m (£362m) in increased allowances for teachers and a further $175m to hire new teachers. | The deal would cost the government $540m (£362m) in increased allowances for teachers and a further $175m to hire new teachers. |
| The government says it cannot afford to meet the demands. | The government says it cannot afford to meet the demands. |
| Kenya country profile | Kenya country profile |
| Kenya threatens to sack teachers | Kenya threatens to sack teachers |
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