University students studying education-related subjects have threatened to boycott classes and join teachers in their strike should the government fail to honour the 50-60 per cent salary increment.
The students from Masinde Muliro, Moi, Nairobi and Maseno Universities said they would join the teachers since the implementation of the court verdict will definitely affect their future too.
Their threats come even as the courts issued a warning on Tuesday to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to stop issuing threats to striking teachers and instructed unions as well to stop calling street protests.
Addressing the media in Kisumu, the Association of Education Students Chairman John Okoth said they had consulted widely over the issue and that they will not be going to classes until the stalemate is unlocked.
The student leader said their move will only remain a threat and if they do not fulfil what they have vowed to do on Monday.
"We are tired of TSC playing these hide and seek games with teachers' pay and it is high time the commission stops the government from using it to thwart the efforts made to pay tutors," said Okoth.
He said the pay increase is valid as teachers have been followed for many years and it was time the government put the matter to rest.
Okoth said the government has many votes from where it can get the money to pay the teachers and that it should explore those options.
"We will paralyse all activities in the country until we get what constitutionally belongs to us," said Okoth.
John Robert, a student from Maseno said the way the government is treating the students taking up education courses was demoralising and disheartening to them.
"We are a result of teachers and we will continue impacting the knowledge to the many generations to come, but it is demoralizing to see the way teachers are treated by the government of Kenya for many years," said Robert.