Just The Coalition government is, for the first time, being confronted by its first major labour dispute between the Kenyan National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Ministry of Education. At the center of the dispute is a long standing pay rise package that has been dragging on since the days of the Moi dictatorship. According to details of the dispute, the teachers are demanding a pay rise of Sh19.2 billion to be paid in one installment while the government is offering Ksh17.3 billion to be paid in three installments. More...