Police officers have teargassed teachers who were protesting against the decision by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to interdict them.
According to reports, teachers had been duped into signing letters of transfer from North Eastern where they had complained of insecurity in the region.
Instead of receiving transfer letters, the teachers were instead served with interdiction letters, terminating their employment.
Aggrieved by the decision by TSC to terminate their employment, they marched to Upperhil in protest.
Reports indicate that one teacher has been injured during a confrontation with the police.
The injured police officer has been rushed to hospital while 10 interdicted officers have been arrested.
"You cannot come here to paralyse services. We will deal with you today," one of the police officers was caught on camera telling the teachers.
The teachers stated that they would not budge until their grievances were heard, daring the police officers to use teargas on them.
Over 129 teachers from various parts of the country have refused to report to their workstations in North Eastern Kenya demanding improved security or transfer to safer regions.
TSC has already served 60 of the 129 teachers with interdiction letters as a disciplinary measure noting that they are paralysing education in the troubled North Eastern.
The National Assembly Education Committee Chairperson Julius Melly on Sunday asked TSC to reinstate the interdicted teachers.
"You cannot teach when your life is under threat. You cannot attend to a child when there is somebody threatening your life," the Tinderet Member of Parliament stated.
