The nationwide teachers strike in Kenya stretched into its first week on Friday with no signs of teachers backing down. The Teachers Service Commission says the current teachers shortage has reached a crisis level and immediate measures to ensure quality education is required fast. But the teachers have vowed not to accept any deals short of employing 28,000 teachers on permanent terms. - The government held a high level crisis meeting on Wednesday evening to moderate ways of halting the ongoing nationwide teachers strike. The evening meeting was chaired by the Country's President Mwai Kibaki and attended by the Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Minister for Education. After hour…

The Kenyan government is in panic mood as the nationwide teachers strike entered its second day. There is no learning in public primary and secondary schools in the country. Education Minister Professor Sam Ongeri is now pleading with the teachers to drop their demands and return to classes to equip candidates for their forthcoming national examinations. - The Education Minister says the government is working overdrive to acquire funds to address the biting shortage of teachers in the country. ''From Friday my officers have been involved with the Treasury in discussing this matter. They also met on Monday and my Permanent Secretary is today (Tuesday) engaging a debate with the T…

Teachers across in Kenya boycotted classes on Tuesday morning as schools in that country reopened for their final term in this academic year. A nationwide teachers strike now threatens to disrupt preparations in the run up to this year's national examinations by standard eight and form four candidates. - Teachers in Kenya lament of inadequate staffing which affects the quality of teach especially with the influx of students since the introduction of free primary education in 2003. On Tuesday, students around the country reported to school on the official opening day but the Kenya National Union of Teachers, KNUT was holed up in a strategy meeting. The KNUT National Executive Council …

- Kenya's suspended minister Henry Kosgey launched an independent defense to fight off allegations of being one of those behind the post election violence in that almost tore apart the country in 2007 - 2008 . Unlike his fellow suspects William Ruto and Joshua Sang, Kosgey gave up  his right of calling live witnesses to testify in court.  His lawyers used Monday's confirmation of charges hearings to tear into International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo's case. George Oraro, Kosgey's lead counsel said '' given the evidence submitted by the prosecution, not much value will be added by calling a live witness''. The defense then pro…