Teachers! FORGET about SALARY increment – GITHAE

The Kenyan DAILY POSTNews05:51

Tuesday August 21, 2012-Finance Minister Njeru Githae has slammed teachers who are asking for 300 percent salaries increment and 50 percent allowances increment by saying that currently the government  is being held hostage by high wage bill and cannot meet their demands.

Githae said teachers should direct their increment grievances to Salaries and Remuneration Commission as stipulated by the new constitution instead of directly involving with the central government.

Teachers have vowed to down their tools on September 3 if the government fails to pay their allowances agreed in 1997.

Through their umbrella bodies - KNUT and KUPPET - the teachers have given the government a seven-day notice starting tomorrow, to address their plight.

The Kenyan DAILY POST