The government will conduct a head count of all primary teachers in school tomorrow to identify and isolate those involved in the strike. A spot check by citizen TV in Nairobi, Naivasha and Nakuru found out that majority of pupils reported to their schools but when the teachers failed to turn up by mid morning the pupils simply left for home.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."