Kenyan Appeals Court Rejects Pay Raise for Teachers

A Kenyan appeals court on Friday set aside a labor court ruling that gave teachers a pay rise of 50 to 60 percent in a victory for the government, which maintained its budget deficit meant it could not afford the salary increase. In a two-page ruling, the court found that the labor court lacked jurisdiction in the case. Teacher unions, which have more than 280,000 members, said they would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. Members of the Kenya National Union of Teachers and the...

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