The Court of Appeal has halted a Sh400 million court order against Murang'a County that mandated salary adjustments and back pay for ECDE teachers.

• The freeze suspends a May 2025 Labour Court judgment compelling the county to align ECDE teacher salaries with Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) advisory rates.
• Key parties involved include Murang'a County Governor Irungu Kang'ata and the Kenya Union of Pre-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet).
• The county argued that immediate implementation would have severe financial implications, requiring an additional Sh400 million and pushing its wage bill beyond the prescribed limit.