Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has plans to take advantage of the leadership wrangles at Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) to lure members to their union.
The move by KUPPET to recruit KNUT members follows the deregistration of ODM nominated MP Wilson Sossion as Knut Secretary-General
“We want to wish them well and pray that the [leadership crisis] ends soon, but we are not going to let the rare opportunity pass us by because when any war erupts, you must stabilize own home by absorbing enough soldiers. That’s why we are going to absorb the teachers in a bid to strengthen the union,” said Kuppet’s chairman Omboko Milemba.
Kuppet Secretary-General Akello Misori said that he was surprised by the request for support from Knut members.
He reminded them of a court battle over members that forced them to frequent Kiambu Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning.
Milemba has urged him to recruit as many members as possible while KNUT irons out their leadership.
“You must get members for Kuppet especially now that Knut is engulfed in confusion. Pick them, then we shall analyse later where we are at after the storms ends,” Milemba said.