KUPPET Raises Alarm Over Safety of 150 Kenyan Teacher Trainees in Tanzania Amid Political Crisis.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has expressed concern over the safety of 150 Kenyan teacher trainees in the United Republic of Tanzania following the political crisis in the neighboring country. The union says several Kenyan teachers have been affected, including fatalities and direct threats to their safety.
In a statement signed by Kuppet Secretary-General Akelo Misori, it is stated that some Kenyan teachers in Tanzania have received death threats over allegations of participating in protests. Kuppet says the academic programmes of affected trainees have been disrupted as a result of the chaos.
Kuppet says “while a few Kenyan teachers have died, many more have received death threats for participating in protests. Some have had their post-graduate studies affected by the crisis.” The union wants the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs to intervene to ensure the safety of the teachers, continuation of their studies, and repatriation of the bodies of those who have died during the unrest.
This comes after a family in Siaya County last week appealed to the Government of Kenya to intervene in the repatriation of the body of John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher who was killed during the violence that erupted in parts of Tanzania after the general elections.
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Ogutu, 33, was employed by a private school in Tanzania. He died after being beaten by Tanzanian security officers during the clashes.
The union reiterates the call for immediate government action to protect all affected Kenyan teacher trainees in Tanzania.
KUPPET Raises Alarm Over Safety of 150 Kenyan Teacher Trainees in Tanzania Amid Political Crisis.
