The government through the office of the Government Spokesperson issued midnight directives to parents on school re-opening amid KUPPETs strike directive to teachers.
According to the Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, parents should prepare students for the start of the third term and the Ministry of Education and Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESHA) have assured students’ safety.
This comes after Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in which most of high school teachers are registered in insisted that the teachers strike is still on and secondary teachers should not report for the third term.
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However, the government noted that parents should send their children to school starting today as they keep negotiating with KUPPET and the students welfare will be catered for once they report to school until an agreement is reached.
“With regard to the looming teachers strike occasioned by labour dispute, KESSHA in collaboration with the ministry of education and the TSC would wish to assure all the parents and the learners countrywide that the learner’s welfare and well-being would be safeguarded while in the institutions of learning.”
This also comes amid confusions on the strike status after the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) called off the strike while their counterparts, KUPPET insisted that the strike is still on.
“Subsequently, parents are advised to prepare learners for third term school reopening starting 26 August 2024,” the office of the Government Spokesperson concluded in a notice issued few minutes to midnight.
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Parents have been asked to avoid the confusion that has been shown by the Teachers unions and send their children to school and have been assured that no student will be turned back home due to the ongoing strike by teachers.