Kuresoi South Member of Parliament Zakayo Cheruiyot wants the government to acknowledge and address issues affecting Kenyan teachers once and for all, to avoid future strikes.

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Addressing a Nakuru County stakeholders meeting at a Nakuru hotel today morning, Cheruiyot said that the issues affecting Kenyan teachers are real and unless they are addressed, the country will face even more strikes in the coming days.

He added that Kenyan teachers have been neglected and cheated for a long time, and it was time for the government to stand up and respect teachers by giving them what they want.

“Since 1997, our teachers have been rated like second class public servants and successive governments have been taking them lightly, but the jubilee government must be different and write some positive history by addressing the issue being raised by teachers,” said Cheruiyot.

“We cannot keep assuming these issues by using court orders and intimidation tactics because that is only burying a problem, which will crop up the following day. The best way to end the menace of teachers’ strikes in this country is by giving them what they want and moving forward,” added Cheruiyot.

He noted that it will make sense for the government to even borrow money to meet the teachers’ demands, rather than borrowing money for other development projects which end up in the pockets of a few corrupt individuals.

“We cannot be singing this song of there is no money year in year out, the government must use all possible means to get money and give these poor teachers what they want,” he said.

Teachers in public schools resumed work today morning, after the nationwide strike which lasted for two weeks was officially called off by teachers’ unions KNUT and KUPPET.