KUPPET’s nationwide strike kicked off as teachers across the country kept away from schools, locking gates to enforce the strike Bungoma KUPPET Secretary General Augustine Luketelo led teachers in closing schools, urging parents not to send children until demands are met Luketelo criticised the government, stating teachers are not slaves and urging them to remain firm in the strike.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
He expressed disappointment in KNUT, accusing it of abandoning teachers and questioning its agreements with the government Bungoma
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) nationwide strike kicked off in earnest as teachers stayed away from schools.
Bungoma KUPPET chapter secretary general Augustine Luketelo led teachers to ensure their colleagues adhered to the union’s directive.
The post-primary teachers inspected schools in the county, and upon confirming that there was no teaching, they locked the gates with chains.
Speaking after locking the get at Bungoma High School, the KUPPET official said teachers cannot be treated as slaves, adding that the government has a lot of money.
“We’ve come to Bungoma High we are proud to see there is no teacher inside here Teachers we can’t be slaves in our own country. Teachers never went to school never to be paid. The government has a lot of money which is going to waste, he stated.
Luketelo urged teachers to avoid schools and advised parents not to send their children to school until their demands were met.
He warned parents that if they took their children to school, no teacher would be available to care for them.
“No student will come to this school and from here we are moving to other schools to ensure all schools are closed. Teachers, this is the advice I am giving you: do not go to school, don’t move around schools and parents know schools are on strike, don’t take your children to school at the moment because nobody is going to take care of them,” Lukotelo declared emphatically.
In a scathing critique of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Lukotelo expressed disappointment in the organisation’s leadership.
He accused the oldest teachers’ union of being selfish and abandoning teachers in their time of need.
“Colleagues in KNUT, it is unfortunate that you are not part and parcel of the suffering of the teacher. You think earning as KNUT officials is what teachers are getting in the country,” he said.
He questioned the validity of any agreements KNUT claims to have reached with the government.
In June, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) terminated the contracts of 724 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers who participated in a recent strike.
In letters sent to affected teachers, the TSCV stated that the JSS had failed to respond satisfactorily to the show-cause letter.
Other JSS teachers allegedly ignored the letter sent by their employer, leading to their interdiction…CONTINUE READING>>
