肯尼亚数千老师发动罢工

时间：2012-09-04 07:53:08

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Tens of thousands of teachers in Kenya are on strike to demand higher pay, with many primary schools affected¹.

肯尼亚数千位老师发动罢工要求涨工资，许多小学因此受到影响。

The teachers defied a court ruling declaring the strike illegal. All schools visited by the BBC in Nairobi and Mombasa were closed.

The teachers are demanding a wage increase of between 100 and 300%.

Secondary school teachers and university lecturers say they will join the strike later this week, when their institutions open for the new term.

The government has not commented on the strike.

'Rats'

The BBC's David Okwembah in the capital, Nairobi says the strike appears to be successful.

In Nairobi, protesting teachers held up posters saying: "Teachers cannot eat rats" and "We are tired of empty promises".

The strike was called by trade unions representing about 250,000 teachers, our correspondent says.

They have vowed² to continue with their strike until their demands are met.

On Friday, the Industrial Court ruled that it was illegal.

The unions rejected the ruling, saying it was their constitutional right to strike.

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1 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。 I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。