Kenyan Teachers Strike Against Neoliberalism

“Solidarity forever!” chant teachers in Kenya who are on strike against low pay and increasingly poor conditions imposed by the neoliberal government of Prime Minister Ruto. Schools across the entire country have been shut down as the mobilization enters its second week.

These strikes come just a couple of months after historic mass protests defeated a regressive tax law, part of the IMF-imposed austerity policies.

The teachers’ union (KUPPET) has stated that the government is effectively cutting teachers’ pay by refusing to promote teachers who have seniority. In a press conference yesterday they stated, “We are witnessing a conspiracy to make teachers of this country irrelevant, to reduce them to casual laborers”.

These backdoor pay cuts from the government are another attempt at complying with IMF austerity demands, a consequence of a giant 2021 loan which the IMF is now demanding payment through tax rises on the poor, spending cuts, and privatization.

#Kenya #Ruto #RutoMustGo

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