KUPPET Nandi mourns three teachers, announces special prayers for teaching fraternity

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Nandi Branch, is mourning the deaths of three teachers as the branch announces a special prayer session for the teaching fraternity amid a series of losses that have shaken the education community.

The departed teachers are the immediate former principal of Ndulele Senior School, Mr Philip Tanui; Mr Wycliffe Kamonya of Kamimei Senior School in Nandi South; and Mr Sheil Lagat of Kamenon Junior School in Chesumei Sub-County.

Mr Philip Tanui, who taught Physics and Mathematics, will be laid to rest this Saturday at Kileges Farm in Uasin Gishu County.

Mr Wycliffe Kamonya, a teacher of Chemistry and Mathematics at Kamimei Senior School in Nandi South, will also be buried this Saturday at Kobujoi.

Meanwhile, Mr Sheil Lagat, who taught Christian Religious Education (CRE) and History at Kamenon Junior School in Chesumei Sub-County, will be laid to rest on Thursday at Terik in Nandi South.

KUPPET announces October 22 prayer session

In a message of condolence, KUPPET Nandi Branch Secretary Captain Paul Rotich expressed heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families, wishing them strength and comfort as they come to terms with the loss of their loved ones.

Following numerous deaths that have affected the branch, Captain Rotich announced that a special prayer session for the teaching fraternity would be held on October 22, with the venue to be communicated later.

Rotich said the prayer session would provide teachers with an opportunity to come together, seek God's intervention, pray for His protection over members of the teaching fraternity, and find comfort and strength during these difficult times.

He further urged all teachers to turn out for the prayers as a demonstration of unity and solidarity within the profession.

The branch said further details regarding the prayer session, including the venue, would be communicated in due course.

The deaths have cast a shadow over the teaching fraternity in Nandi, prompting calls for unity, prayer and mutual support among educators as they mourn their departed colleagues.