Moiben MP Silas Tiren has urged the president, Teachers Service Commission and Kenya National Union of Teachers to embrace dialogue instead of everyone playing hard game in solving the current stand off.
Speaking in his office in Eldoret town on Monday, Tiren said that its time both parties swallowed their pride and embrace dialogue on how teachers' 50- 60 percent salary increment will be effected.
"I urge the president, for the sake of poor Kenyans and students, to call a meeting with the teachers union. I know the government does not have money, but they should come up with a plan on how the money will be paid and when and how long it will take, only for our children to go back to school," he said.
He urged the Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary General Wilson Sossion to stop playing hard game and instead accept dialogue and end the strike, since innocent children are suffering and no one seems to care.
"Its now four weeks since the teachers strike commenced and children have stayed at home without education, who will compensate for the lost time, no completion of syllabus which will force children to repeat in their classes thus wastage of money and what about those sitting for their National examination in a month's time? he asked.
"I urged the president as the head of the nation who was also voted by teachers to come out clearly and call for dialogue since saying that there is no money is just making things worse and inciting teachers to continue with their strike," he added.