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Confusion has gripped Kuppet elections in Murang’a after a court order was issued to stop the election planned for Saturday.
Employment and Labour Court Judge Justice Agnes M. K. Nzei stopped the election ruling the matter will be heard on February 11, in Nyeri.
Davis Nyamweya Omosa, a teacher in Murang’a moved to court and sued the Kuppet and the Secretary General Akello Misori.
The Murang’a Kuppet aspirants in a meeting, pleaded with the applicant to withdraw the suit to allow the members proceed with the election after two months of campaigns.
The teachers said the court order caused frustration and uncertainty among aspirants and their members, warning that the delay undermines their democratic rights and confidence in union leadership.
Chairman aspirants Mr Suleiman Salim, and Mr Dominic Gitau the teachers said the move to stop the election was a ploy to stop the teachers from participating in the election.
“Halting of the elections should be addressed as members have been denied a chance to elect their leaders as the constitution demands,” said Mr Salim adding their lawyer has sought for orders to overturn and earlier order
“The decision had demoralized teachers who had invested time and resources in campaigns,” said Gitau.
Gitau added that the member who went to court had no valid reason to do so and was being used by some individuals to frustrate the electoral process.
Polycarp Muriithi, faulted the suspension, describing it as a setback to the growing recognition of junior secondary teachers.
“Junior secondary schools must be treated as a distinct organization with their own representation and 90 percent were ready to participate in the election,” Muriithi said.
