The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has threatened a nationwide strike after the government announced it might discontinue free education. The union is demanding the immediate implementation of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that promised increased teacher salaries, despite the government's claim of unsustainable education costs.

• The new CBA, valued at Ksh33 billion over five years, promises a 5% salary increase for top-tier teachers (up to Ksh167,415) and a 29.6% increase for the lowest-paid educators, raising their salaries from Ksh23,000 to approximately Ksh29,000.
• KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu issued the strike warning on Friday, July 25, following a Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi's announcement on Thursday, July 24, that free education is no longer sustainable due to increased enrollment and fiscal constraints.
• The government proposes reducing the capitation grant for secondary schools from Ksh22,244 to Ksh16,900 per child.