WHY DID KNUT WITHDRAW STRIKE NOTICE?

The withdrawal follows a day-long Knut’s National Executive (NEC) meeting.

Knut called off the strike ahead of President Ruto’s Town Hall meeting at KICC Nairobi.

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has directed its members report to work on Monday August 26, 2026 after it withdrew the strike notice that was to lapse mid-night.

On Sunday, after a day-long Knut National Executive (NEC) meeting at the union’s headquarters in Nairobi, Secretary General Collins Oyuu said they reached the decision to call off the strike to give room for Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and government to address their demands.

“The NEC has, therefore, today August 25, 2024, agreed to withdraw the strike action notice which was elapsing midnight August 25, 2024 since we have commenced addressing the remaining matters administratively. In light of the latest developments, we direct our teachers to resume duty effective Monday, August 26, 2024,” Mr Oyuu told journalists.

He explained that Knut reached the decision after being convinced that “the government and TSC are committed to meet our grievances to bring normal schools operations when the third term starts on Monday.”