The wrangles in the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers, KUPPET, are far from over. The Union has been in a storm for over a year in what is seen as internal power and supremacy battles that were birthed at the 2023 Annual Delegates Conference in Kasarani, Nairobi.
The meeting was disrupted half away after two opposing sides on Constitutional amendments started engaging each other in a war of words with placards and whistles renting the air.
A faction led by Kuppet National Assistant Treasurer Ronald Tonui vehemently opposed attempts to amend the constitution in order to introduce a prorated system of representatives for National Conferences.
After the meeting, a disciplinary procedure was rolled out against the Machakos Branch Vice Chair Yvonne Musyoka who was accused of starting the chaos.
The Vice Chair was later expelled by the Kuppet National Disciplinary Committee. The Committee that was chaired by kuppet national Vice Chair Julius Korir found Yvonne ‘culpable’ of the wrong doings she has been accused of. This decision was later overturned by the Labour Relations and Employment Court that gave restraining orders until the case is heard and determined.
Away from the Kasarani fiasco, another tussle was brewing elsewhere. A supposedly fake letter on the resignation of Secretary General, SG, Akello Misori and which was shared online has further fuelled the storm in the Kuppet circles.
The SG has accused Ronald Tonui and Migori County Executive Secretary Orwa Jasolo for authoring the fake letter. The two were summoned to face the disciplinary Committee which they rejected. They later filed an appeal Case at the Kisumu Employment and Labour relations Court.
The court however rejected the appeal stating that there was no need for the court to interfere with Kuppet’s internal procedures.
The court further directed the duo to face the disciplinary committee of Kuppet to answer to the allegations of forging the SG Kuppet signature and spreading his fake resignation letter.
The bad blood between the KUPPET National Leadership Officials is supposedly caused by the conflicting political interests in the 2026 Elections. For instance, Tonui is eyeing the SG post with the current National Secretary in Charge of Secondary Schools, Edward Kaso Obwocha, going for the Treasurer’s post. This has created bad blood with the current office bearers: Mwethi Njenga (National Treasurer) and Akello Misori (Secretary General).
