The Employment and Labour Relations court in Nairobi has stopped secondary school teachers’ strike called by the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) pending further orders on September 5.
The Employment Court issued the order on Tuesday in response to an urgent application by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) lodged on Monday, August 26.
Justice James Rika said the orders will remain in place unless varried on September 5 when the court will mention the matter.
“Pending hearing and determination of the Application inter partes, an order of temporary injunction is granted to the Petitioner, restraining the Respondent, its officials, members, employees, agents, or other person acting on its behalf, from withdrawing labour and / or commencing, engaging in, participating or continuing to participate in the intended industrial action, set to commence or 24th August 2024, or any other time thereafter,” the judge declared.
The court ordered TSC to serve the Respondent and Interested Party who wil in turn have seven days to file their respective responses.
TSC moved to court after Kuppet-allied teachers in some parts of the country commenced a nationwide strike on Monday citing unresolved grievances.
Kuppet maintained that the union will continue with its strike until the government heeds to its demands.
The union sustained its push for a strike even as the rival Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) conceded to government’s call for time to address tabled demands.
KNUT directed teachers to report to work for third term withdrewing its strike notice just hours after KUPPET voted to endorse the job boycott.
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Both Unions had issued strike notices set to begin on Monday.
