Two teachers, William Lengoiyap and Yvonne Musyoka, have filed a petition challenging the legitimacy of Wicks Njenga Mwethi’s role as National Treasurer of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).
The two claim Njenga is not a registered teacher under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and therefore unqualified to hold any union office.
Musyoka, who personally endorsed Njenga during the 2021 elections, now says she was misled. The documents Njenga provided during his nomination, his national ID card failed to confirm his eligibility as a teacher.
Both petitioners argue that KUPPET’s Constitution and Section 2(1) of the TSC Act require all union aspirants to be registered teachers with a clean professional record, criteria they say Njenga fails to meet.
The court filing also alleges that Njenga’s teaching credentials were revoked through a previous interdiction by TSC, further disqualifying him from union service. The duo describes his tenure from 2006 to date as a “continuing illegality.”
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Beyond eligibility concerns, financial impropriety claims have surfaced. Lengoiyap and Musyoka accuse Njenga of using his company to issue loans to the union at interest rates as high as 36%, far above market standards. They also allege misuse of union personnel to support his private business interests.
The petition names KUPPET’s Secretary-General as a co-conspirator, alleging that he knowingly cleared Njenga’s candidacy despite his unqualified status.
The teachers are seeking court declarations to nullify Njenga’s position, invalidate past elections, and expose a conflict of interest between his private firm and union operations.
By Masaki Enock
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