Make final decision on domiciling of Junior Schools to end wrangles

Kuppet officials during a past press briefing. [File, Standard]

The nation watched in amazement as teachers heckled each other in the State House. As is expected, there was high-level lobbying prior to the rendezvous with the President. Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) took more teachers to State House followed by the second largest teachers’ union, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet). Knut has more primary teachers while Kuppet comprises post-primary school teachers.

On the day of the meeting, it was obvious that the teachers were divided as predicted following the formation of the second tutors' union several years ago. The bone of contention was the domiciling of Junior Schools (JSS) formerly Junior Secondary Schools. At the onset of the new curriculum, JS was designed to be hosted in secondary school.