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JSS teachers to petition MPs over their autonomy

By Nehemiah Okwembah | 2mos ago
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET)secretary general Akelo Misori,address press on 7th March 2023 at KUPPET office. [File, Standard]

More than 1,500 junior secondary school (JSS) teachers in Kilifi County have announced plans to file a petition in Parliament to urge the government to grant them autonomy.

They said they would collect signatures from all JSS teachers in the county to initiate the process within the next two weeks.

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