Misori Defends Decision to Halt Teachers’ Strike, Says He Followed KUPPET Laws.
Kenya Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) are growing resentful of the cancellation of their one-week nationwide strike.
Several branch leaders have condemned Secretary General Akelo Misori for terminating the strike without contacting them, but Misori says he followed the union’s laws and procedures.
The KUPPET strike concluded on Monday evening, and students who had yet to report returned on Tuesday to begin their third term of study this year.
KUPPET branch leaders argue that the National Governing Council alone should have suspended the strike.
This group voted on Sunday to continue the strike, so they view the national leadership’s decision to call it off as a betrayal of the teachers’ cause.
The branch leaders allege Misori made a mistake by declaring the strike’s conclusion on the steps of the employer, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), a charge he disputes.
Strike Achievements
“I must show leadership. Even if a decision is unpopular, it is better to make one than to make none. I am the one mandated to make these decisions; not everyone has the authority to issue a strike notice,” said Misori.
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The KUPPET leader insists that the strike achieved a significant portion of its goals and is currently addressing the remaining issues.
“We obtained the implementation of the CBA, reestablished the medical cover, gained a commitment to the employment of JSS teachers, and insured the promotion of instructors,” he stated. “
The union leadership also announced that their legal team will file a formal consent in court on Thursday to address all of the issues identified in the union’s list of grievances, with the exception of the immediate employment of 46,000 JSS intern teachers on permanent and pensionable conditions.
Misori Defends Decision to Halt Teachers’ Strike, Says He Followed KUPPET Laws.
