Two top officials of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), who are also Members of Parliament, are in hot soup after they voted YES to the recently disgraced Finance Bill 2024.
KUPPET National Chairman Omboko Milemba, who is Emuhaya MP, and KUPPET National Secretary (Gender) Catherine Wambilianga, the Bungoma County MP, are estranged from teachers and their own backyards who are now calling for their resignation.
Their decision angered the teaching fraternity across the country, with a good number condemning them over what they described as betrayal.
The two are senior members of the National Executive Board, a top decision making organ of the union.
A spot check in various counties revealed that some branch officials have joined in the condemnation of the two, calling for their resignation from the union.
Speaking to Education News on phone recently, KUPPET Vihiga Executive Secretary Sabala Inyeni confirmed that teachers are very disappointed with this development.
“Teachers are so annoyed. They feel betrayed and abandoned by our national office. It has never been this hopeless,” Inyeni said.
The same was echoed by Migori Executive Secretary Orwa Jasolo who insisted that it is high time the two officials left the union since they are no longer speaking and representing the common teacher but their personal interests.
The passing of Finance Bill 2024 elicited a lot of resentment in the country with Gen Z storming in the streets in protest, which forced the president to return the bill to the National Assembly with instructions to delete all clauses.
The protest also forced the president to recently dissolve his Cabinet in its entirety, including the Attorney General.
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