The Supreme Court has declined to suspend orders by the Court of Appeal to have teachers' salaries increased by 50-60 per cent.
In Monday's ruling, the Supreme Court said it had no jurisdiction to rule against the decision by the Court of Appeal.
The Teachers Service Commission had filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking to stop the previous court decision that awarded teachers a salary increment.
The Industrial Court ruling in June, awarding teachers a salary increment, has been in and out of court after TSC said it did not have money to pay the teachers.
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The Court of Appeal upheld the ruling to increase teachers' salaries prompting TSC to go to the supreme court.
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The Kenya Union of Teachers (KNUT) threatened to call for a national strike when schools open in September, should the government fail to effect the salary increment as directed by the court.
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Speaking to the media after Monday's ruling, KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion, said the pay rise should be reflected in this months salary.
Watch the ruling here, courtesy of NTV
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