Relief as union calls off teachers’ strike
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has suspended its nationwide strike following a day-long meeting with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Speaking at the TSC headquarters on Monday, September 2, 2024, KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori said that teachers all over the country should resume their duties even as they iron out the […]
Drama in Thika: Striking teachers flush out colleagues from school
Striking secondary school teachers in Thika, Kiambu County flushed out their colleagues from Chania Girls High School who had reported back for duty on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Led by Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials, the tutors marched to the school gate where they camped singing solidarity songs until some of […]
Nyeri erupts: Teachers take to the streets in fiery KUPPET protests
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials from Nyeri county have urged parents not to take their children back to school for the third term as teachers will not report to work. The teachers took to the streets of Nyeri town on Monday, August 26 carrying placards and chanting slogans and vowed not […]
Teachers’ strike drama: KUSNET slams KNUT, KUPPET over last-minute betrayal
A brewing dispute among major teachers’ unions has heightened tensions as a nationwide strike looms. The conflict involves the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The looming strike, set to commence on Monday, August 26, 2024, coincides […]
TSC urges teachers to call off strike after meeting 6 demands
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC)has urged unions to call off the planned strike ahead of the school reopening for the third term. In a statement on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, TSC said it had met six demands which had been the basis of the planned strike which could have paralysed learning in public schools around […]
Labour CS Alfred Mutua calls for patience, dialogue amid growing strike threats
Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Alfred Mutua has urged workers unions to exercise patience and allow dialogue to take effect, amid growing strike threats. Mutua in a press statement issued on Friday, August 16, 2024, said stated that he was deeply concerned over the strike notices that have been issued by various workers […]
Teachers to down their tools as KNUT, KUPPET announce joint strike
Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) chairperson Omboko Milemba has announced that teachers will begin their strike on August 24, 2024. Speaking during an interview with a local TV station on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Milemba said that schools will remain closed adding that the unresolved issues and lack of commitments from the government […]