From left, Kuppet Secretary-General Akelo Misori, national Chairman Omboko Milemba and vice-chairman Julius Korir at a past function. (Photo / Nation Media Group)
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) leaders have lauded President Kenyatta for the appointment of Amina Mohammed as Education Cabinet Secretary.
The Union leaders said that they were confident that Amina Mohammed would help solve diplomatic issues in the ministry.
They urged her to use her diplomatic skills to bring together education stakeholders on the sector.
“We know that she is an accomplished diplomat…we welcome her and are happy,” Kuppet Secretary-General Akello Misori as quoted by Nation.
They said that they supported Ms Mohammed despite not being an Educationalist.
“I do not want to undermine her; even the Late Mutula Kilonzo was a lawyer but he did quite well in the Education Ministry,” said Mr Misori.
Mr Misori advised CS Amina that all she needed to do was to create new strategies and structures to deal effectively with challenges at the ministry.
“She should fight so that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) may have its budget enhanced so as to support teachers in their work, as well as increase their numbers in schools,” said Mr Misori. “She has come at a time when we are at cross road, we have not achieved 100 per cent transition rate and still are grappling with poor infrastructure and a new curriculum. It is upon her to get her act right.”
KUPPET Chair Omboko Milemba told the Nation that Dr Matiangi did a great job and he should have been reappointed as Education CS.
“I felt that there was no need to change Matiang’i. We had not yet seen what he really wanted to achieve. Nevertheless, we shall give Amina our full support,” said Mr Milemba.