Union Leaders From Northrift Threaten to go on Strike If The Government Will Not Do This
Teachers’ union officials in the North Rift region threatened to go on strike if the government will not beef up security in Kerio Valley.
Officials from the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) say they will paralyze learning in the volatile Kerio Valley.
“We will mobilize our members to shut down schools if the government will not have addressed the situation by May. The insecurity in Kerio valley has put our members’ lives at risk. If the government cannot provide security by next term, we shall have a major demonstration in Tot and close all schools to avoid killings of children and teachers,” said Kipchumba Arusei KNUT secretary Rift Valley region.
“We ask the government, instead of doing panadol type of measures, they should give a lifelong
solution to insecurity in Kerio Valley,” added Jacob Arusei, Secretary KNUT Rift Valley
region,” he added.
Kerio Valley has been hit with a wave of insecurity, as bandits terrorize locals.
“We want to join the rest of the country to condemn the heinous acts of banditry that has happened to our teachers, parents and children, it’s very sad that we have a government that has
instruments and power and has the ability to end the killings in the Northrift but it has done
nothing,” he added.
They said the government should put and prescribe mitigation measures against attacks students
going to sit for the National Examinations saying they don’t have further killings.
“Let the children do exams but if the situation will not have been sorted and security addressed, we will close down those schools because we’re concerned about our children, teachers and locals. We want the government to enhance security before our children sit for the exams,” said Chepkoilel Branch KNUT Executive Secretary Sammy Bor .
KUPPET Executive Secretary Uasin Gishu County Elijah Maiyo called on KNEC to have affirmative actions to children because the children have been home due to insecurity.
“We are calling upon KNEC to at least have an affirmative action so that students from the affected areas are given special treatment while marking their national exams since they have not
been in class due to insecurity,” he said.
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