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Members of KUPPET in Laikipia County have elected Jediel Kimathi as the branch chairperson in a repeat election held on July 4, 2026, bringing to an end months of leadership uncertainty following a disputed poll.
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Kimathi was elected alongside Joseph Gachiani, who retained the vice chairperson’s position, while Hellen Gathoni was re-elected as the branch executive secretary.
Members of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in Laikipia County have elected Jediel Kimathi as the branch chairperson in a repeat election held on July 4, 2026, bringing to an end months of leadership uncertainty following a disputed poll.
Kimathi was elected alongside Joseph Gachiani, who retained the vice chairperson’s position, while Hellen Gathoni was re-elected as the branch executive secretary.
Other officials elected include Robert Mutuma as assistant executive secretary, Davidson Gicheru as treasurer, Richard Mbithi as assistant treasurer, Dunstan Omoke as organising secretary, Peter Mbucho as secondary schools secretary, Peter Wambugu as tertiary institutions secretary and Jared Kanyimbo, who retained his position as Junior Secondary School (JSS) secretary.
In the gender representation positions, Elizabeth Gakungu was elected gender secretary, while Teresia Wangui, Evans Atambo and Monica Wanjoh secured the first, second and third gender representative slots respectively.
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The repeat election was ordered after the branch elections held on February 28, 2026, were challenged in court by a group of aspirants led by Robert Miano. The petition prompted the court to stop the registration of the officials declared winners pending the determination of the case.
Following the dispute, KUPPET directed Laikipia and nine other branches—Kitui, Mombasa, Kirinyaga, Nairobi, Kericho, Murang’a, Lamu, Garissa and Uasin Gishu—to conduct fresh elections.
Speaking after the declaration of results, delegates congratulated the newly elected officials and urged members to embrace unity and work together to strengthen the union after months of internal leadership wrangles.
By Benedict Aoya
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