NAIROBI, KENYA: Striking teachers have been directed by the Industrial court to report to their workstations by 9.00 am on Tuesday.
Justice Linet Ndolo on Monday morning also directed the Kenya National Union of Teachers ( KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers ( KUPPET) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) immediately proceeds to the negotiating table and address the outstanding issues.
“The Permanent Secretary for Labour is hereby directed to immediately convene talks with all the parties as there is a legal dispute over the issues raised by KNUT and KUPPET,” Justice Ndolo directed.
Ndolo ordered the parties to report to the court in two weeks, (July 15) on the progress of the negotiation.
“The negotiation with KNUT will be on rationalization of the legal notice number 534 of 1997 and Legal Notice number 16 of 2003,” Ndolo directed.
She stated, “The engagement with KUPPET is on rationalization of the commuter, medical, leave and responsibility allowances”.
Immediately after the ruling, KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori and national chairman Omboko Milemba told a press conference that the union would consult its National Governing Council (NGC) on the matter.
“We will consult our legal team and the NGC which is the decision making organ of the union on the matter. For now it is too premature to discuss the matter in-depth,” Misori said.
KNUT did not send a representative to the court, but the Judge said that the court would nevertheless discharge its mandate with or without the union’s representation which she said had dully been served.
Mr Wilson Sossion, the KNUT national chairman had on Sunday told the press that the union would not be sending a legal representative for the ruling.
KNUT is later today expected to address the media on the matter.
Source: The Standard,Kenya SCROLL DOWN TO LEAVE A COMMENT
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