By TMJ News team
Kenya National Union of Post primary Teachers Union (Kuppet) is eying for a new guard in the branch leadership in the forthcoming elections.
Two years ago, Kuppet dislodged Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) from the helm of representing the teachers’ issues, there is expected stiff completion ahead of the election from the branches to the national.
The national Officials are present in the counties campaigning to retain their slots.
In the national platform, the union started by the fearless Mr Wanyonyi Buteyo from Bungoma county, several teachers have shown interest to contest for positions unlike years before.
With the schools opening next week, the campaigns are conducted through social media platforms awaiting the physical ones in staff rooms when the schools are open.
In Murang’a county, in the election set for January 23, 2021, 6,000 teachers from the 336 secondary schools will be going to the polls to elect their officials.
In the slot of the chairman has attracted three candidates, the incumbent Michael Gachema ( Kambiti), Evanson Macharia Irungu( Nginda Girls) and Henry Kariuki( Naaro).
In executive secretary position Mwangi Mburu is defending his slot battling it with Dominic Gitau of Karega secondary school in Kigumo Sub County.
In the treasurer's position, Daniel Mungai of Mutunguru secondary school in Kigumo is defending the slot, with competition from Annie Wanjiru (Runyeki in Mathioya) and Bernard Kamama (Kirogo Boys in Kahuro).
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