The ongoing struggle between teachers and government in Kenya seem to be far from over, as government refused to pay the July salaries for them.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the teachers are already beating the war drum, as they threatened to resume the suspended strike next Tuesday. The government insisted that teachers do not deserve July salary because they’ve failed to work for 21 days required in a month to earn salary.

Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi, made the position of government known, while saying that the fresh strike which teachers are planning to embark upon is illegal.

“As a ministry, we delivered on our promise to pay the teachers their duties for June and allowances they demanded but we didn’t agree to pay them in the month of July and the labour laws which we abide by, demand that one work at least 21 days in a month for them to earn a salary,” he said.

He urged teachers to focus on teaching students so that they can meet up with lost times, as plans have been put in place for a review of programme where the Labour Ministry together with the Ministry of Education will gauge the teachers.

‘We have plans to start reviewing the teacher’s performance as some of them don’t even show up in class, yet they’ll like to collect salaries and this has focused us to roll out a programme where we check to see if their teaching is effective,” Kambi said.