Kaimenyi steals teachers' thunder, but will he have the last laugh?

NAIROBI: There is a bit of truth in the statement that this country is ruled by lawyers. Barely had the news sunk in that teachers were about to reap the fruits of their decade-long battle for better pay than the Education minister Jacob Kaimenyi declared he would appeal against the ruling because the national Treasury is empty.

So teachers were somewhat startled, not quite sure if their song of jubilation was a simple act of kujifurahisha bure (pointless joy) or if tangible benefits were in the offing.