Confusion has hit teachers after each union KNUT and KUPPET declared different stand on the upcoming national Teachers Strike set to begin on Monday.
According to reports Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called off the planned teachers strike while Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has mantained that the strike is still on.
KNUT through their Secretary General Collins Oyuu announced on Sunday that all teachers affiliated with the union should report to school for the third term on Monday and avoid any planned strike.
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“The NEC has, therefore, today August 25, 2024, agreed to withdraw the strike action notice which was elapsing midnight August 25, 2024, since we have commenced addressing the remaining matters administratively.”
However, KUPPETs National Executive Council (NEC) has insisted that the teachers strike is still on and teachers affiliated with the union shoukd avoid school till the issues presented to the government are resolved.
While reaponding as to why the union has decito call off the strike, KNUT Secretary General said that even though the government was addressing the grievances slowly, enough goodwill had been demonstrated to warrant the decision.
Among the demands Teachers wanted to be addressed include Immediate implementation of the second phase of the 2021/2025 amended CBA between TSC and the teachers unions.
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Additionally, the unions demanded permanent employment of 46,000 Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers and promotion of 130,000 teachers. It’s still unclear how the situation will proceed after the division between teachers.