Pupils at Makongeni Primary school in Nakuru have to wait a little longer in order to access their classrooms after workers from Mogotio sisal plantation in Rongai sort refuge at the institution after being sacked two weeks ago.
The more than 200 employees have vowed not to vacate the classrooms until an amicable solution is reached between them and their immediate former employer on grounds that they have nowhere else to go.
Mary Owino, an employee of the sisal farm noted that the management had victimised them after they demanded for a pay rise.
"When did it become unlawful in Kenya to demand for one's rights? Some of us have been working for them for more than 8 years under the same payroll," she said.
"Our children are suffering because of demanding what belongs to us but we shall not seize because we know what the labour laws state," she added.
A staff at the sisal farm who declined to be named said the employees were sacked because of engaging in an unlawful strike.
Authorities at the school could not be reached for comment as they were in a closed door meeting trying to solve the issue and have the workers vacate the classes to allow the school resume.