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The Registrar of Trade Unions Esther Gicheha has asked teachers’ unions to conduct their elections next month or risk being disbanded. But Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary General Wilson Sossion, who acknowledged Ms Gicheha’s directive, said it cannot be implemented.
“It is practically impossible to conduct elections in January. The Registrar of Trade Unions should also direct Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to remit funds to the union. Elections require huge budgets,” said Sossion.
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