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KNUT calls off looming teachers strike

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed with KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion. [Gideon Maundu/Standard]

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has temporarily suspended a nationwide strike, pending ongoing talks with the Teachers' Service Commission (TSC).

Knut Secretary General Wilson Sossion yesterday said the strike, which was to start today, had been put on hold. However, he averred he would not hesitate to call an industrial action, between September 30 and October 5, should TSC fail to heed their demands.

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