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KNUT, KUPPET clash at State House over junior school placement

By Lewis Nyaundi | 6mos ago
President William Ruto meets with teachers' unions at State House, Nairobi.[PCS]

A brief standoff between the two giant teacher unions, KNUT and KUPPET, emerged when President William Ruto met teachers at State House on Saturday after KUPPET called for reconsideration of where Junior School should be hosted.

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