KNUT, KUPPET At Loggerheads Over JSS Teachers’ Strike
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) have disagreed on the position ofJSS teachers’ strike.
KNUT has faulted its rival union KUPPET for what they term as misleading Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers.
Speking in Webuye, officials led by Bungoma East Branch Executive Secretary Robert Mandila accused KUPPET of inciting JSS teachers to boycott duties.
According to Robert Mandila the taken by the KUPPET union is unpopular, with the ill motive of plunging CBC into a crisis.
KNUT, KUPPET At Loggerheads Over JSS Teachers’ Strike
Mr Mandila reiterated that KNUT does not support the strike at all cost.
This has come when the KUPPET officials from several counties have declared to join the JSS teachers in demonstrations.
For instance, KUPPET Executive Secretary for Baringo Branch Zacharia Kipsaina Nyomboi has vowed to rally behind Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in their countrywide demonstrations until TSC honours their demands.
On Monday, KUPPET Narok Branch led teachers to demand justice following a recent ruling at the Employment & Labour Relations Court regarding the status of JSS teachers hired as interns by the TSC.
KNUT, KUPPET At Loggerheads Over JSS Teachers’ Strike
Mr. Charles Ngeno, the Executive Secretary of KUPPET Narok Branch, reiterated the importance of the demonstration, stating that Article 37 of the Kenyan Constitution guided them.
Similarly, in Elgeyo Marakwet County, JSS teachers joined hands with KUPPET leaders in a peaceful demonstration in Iten town.
Mr. Biwott Paul Kibor, the Executive Secretary of KUPPET Elgeyo Marakwet Branch, emphasized the need for the TSC to address the concerns of JSS intern teachers following the court ruling.
The demonstration, which commenced on April 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM, was conducted in accordance with Article 37 of the Kenyan Constitution.
Led by the JSS intern secretary, Crispus M. Kat, the teachers demanded the immediate confirmation of intern teachers by the TSC, fair compensation for the period of their service, and an end to discriminatory employment terms.
KNUT, KUPPET At Loggerheads Over JSS Teachers’ Strike
