Kenya: Teachers Told to Ignore Order to Work on Weekends

Kenya National Union of Teachers secretary-general Wilson Sossion has told teachers to defy an order by their employer to report to work on weekends. In a circular dated February 2, Nancy Macharia, the chief executive officer of the Teachers Service Commission , told teachers to seek written permission to be away from their institutions when co-curricular activities are taking place on weekends or public holidays.