More than just a KNUT Secretary-General: The other side of Wilson Sossion

Former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion sheds tears while announcing his resignation from the teachers' union. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

He bowed out like a King!

Wilson Sossion has set very high standards against which the activities of the present and future unionists can be evaluated and gauged. The unionism lived in him. Listen to his voice. Deep and naturally protecting. Look at his eyes in the face of challenges that affect teachers - assuring enough. He has been faithful, relevant, consistent and resonating desirably with matters pertinent to the education policies, professional development and the general welfare of the teaching community.

When I paid him a visit recently in his rural home in Bomet, he gave me a challenge that tilted my original perception about labour movements. He acquainted me with his professional background, life in the labour movement in Kenya and beyond and the other bits of life I ought to prepare for. I thought the crave and clamour to exercise unionism and defence begin at the initial stages of the profession. At the classroom. Maybe I was wrong. Not maybe, I was wrong!