The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) former Secretary General Wilson Sossion has suffered yet another blow after the Employment and Labour Relations Court rejected his bid to halt the union’s national elections, clearing the way for the April 2 and 3 polls to proceed as scheduled.
In a ruling delivered on Wednesday,April 1, Justice Jacob Gakeri dismissed Sossion’s application for conservatory orders aimed at stopping the elections for the positions of Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General. The elections are set for April 2 and 3, 2026.
Sossion had sought court intervention to block the union’s current officials led by Collins Oyuu who is the current Secretary General of the union from contesting the positions in the upcoming elections.
He argued that the union’s election process, outlined in a circular dated March 13, 2026, was flawed and should be suspended until all union branches, including Turkana and the 47 county councils, had conducted their elections and were properly constituted.
In his petition, Sossion requested that the court issue an injunction preventing the union from holding the nominations and elections on April 2 and 3. He also sought to bar the processing, registration, or certification of any election results.
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However, the court found that Sossion had not established sufficient grounds to warrant the suspension of the election process.
Justice Gakeri emphasized that the issues raised in the petition specifically membership and eligibility were adequately addressed by the union’s constitution and the relevant legal framework.
“The core foundation of the application, that is nomination and eligibility, are well provided for by the constitution of the association,” Justice Gakeri stated.
KNUT opposed the application, arguing that its election procedures are clearly defined within its constitution and legal framework. The union also stressed that halting the elections would not serve the public interest.
In its decision, the court emphasized that public interest favored allowing the elections to proceed as planned, and that granting Sossion’s request would not be in the best interests of the union or its members.
As a result, the court ruled that the application to halt the elections was not valid, clearing the way for the KNUT national elections to take place on April 2 and 3, 2026.
By Obegi Malack
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