Nakuru Senator James Mungai has called on a collective approach in an attempt to solve the on-going teachers' strike.
He said that everyone had a significant role to play in ensuring that learning resumes, arguing that if the situation persists, things might spill to other sectors of the economy.
Speaking at Old town hall on Friday, Mungai noted that the move by the government to close all schools was suicidal, saying that the education sector was destined for “tricky times in future.”
“There are always better ways of dealing with strikes; I think here, the stakeholders in the sector got it wrong. It’s the innocent students that will feel the impact,” he said.
The senator called for a sober approach when dealing with the issue, which according to him, would yield a lasting solution that will not oppress the rights of any party involved.
“Intimidations, threats and court battles will never solve it (the strike), it’s only by formulating a winning formula with each party making genuine demands that the strike will end,” he advised.
Some members of the senate, including Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and his Bungoma counterpart Moses Wetangula have expressed their desire to have their salaries slashed and the monies used to pay teachers so as to help the government get enough money to facilitate the pay hike.
This comes after the National Examination Council on Friday launched the 2015 national exams timetable at Mitihani house, exuding confidence that the strike will not pose any threat to the exams.