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Teachers lament poor pay and weak representation

JSS teachers in Nairobi County demand better pay and improved remuneration during a demonstration, April 15, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

A grim picture faces the teaching fraternity, weighed down by low pay, shrinking take-home earnings and a growing sense of abandonment, even as the country marks Labour Day.

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