- Over 10,000 teachers from various unions to meet President Ruto at the State House on Saturday.
- KNUT, KUPPET, KUSNET, KEPSHA, and KESSHA to present unified stance on pay, welfare, and working conditions.
- Unions will also discuss safety, school infrastructure, and teacher shortages.
- The meeting is a major engagement between teachers and the presidency, highlighting education reform priorities.
A two-hour planning session brought together senior officials from Kenya’s top teachers’ unions: KNUT, KUPPET, KUSNET, KEPSHA, and KESSHA. The focus was on finalising the agenda and confirming the 10,000-member delegation that will attend State House on Saturday.
The delegation will include: 3,300 from KNUT, 2,000 from KUPPET, 400 from KUSNET, 2,300 from KEPSHA, 2,000 from KESSHA
Officials say the groups plan to present a unified position on welfare, pay, and working conditions, while showing readiness to engage with the government’s wider education reforms.
Teachers are expected to raise concerns over: Shortages of teaching staff, Delayed promotions, Funding pressures affecting schools, Safety in learning institutions Infrastructure needs in marginalised counties
Mr. Bitok called the preparations “a critical step to ensure teachers’ voices are heard at the highest level,” noting that the government views teachers as central partners in education reforms.
President Ruto is set to use the meeting to outline his priorities for basic and secondary education, and to rally teachers behind curriculum changes and digital learning initiatives.
The State House dialogue marks one of the largest direct engagements between the presidency and the teaching fraternity in recent years.
