Teachers risk disciplinary action as union, commission flex muscle

KUPPET Machakos branch led by Executive Secretary Musembi Katuku (Centre) during a press conference in Machakos town on August 26, 2024. [John Muia, Standard]

Individual teachers could now be reprimanded after their union disregarded a return-to-work court order issued on Tuesday.

Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) yesterday directed its members to ignore the order, as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) cautioned against absenteeism.