The government will not pay teachers higher salaries granted by the court.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has said that all the alternatives the government was considering were not attainable.
Despite the earlier intention of the government to comply with the court's ruling that awarded teachers a 50-60 percent pay hike, Rotich now says that the government would have opted to raise taxes but the option would burden Kenyans.
Another alternative was to borrow funds domestically a decision the CS said the government had already exhausted.
“The options are all tight. Kenyans must understand that in all options there are consequences,” Rotich told The Standard.
The amount required by the Teachers Service Commission to effect teacher's new pay totals up to Sh17 billion each year which translates to Sh72 billion for four years backdated to 2013.
If Treasury fails to pay teachers their improved salaries, then a crisis in the education sector looms as public schools open next week.
The unions representing teachers have vowed not to return to class without their pay slips reflecting the new salaries.
The President is now expected to intervene although his Deputy William Ruto has already indicated an adamant position of the state concerning the matter.
Ruto however told teachers on Friday to be patient as the government is trying to seek funds.
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On Monday the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to increase the salaries of teachers.
