KUPPET Nomination Fees Spark Debate Over Economic Discrimination

Despite the inclusion of minority groups in the newly amended Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) constitution, it’s going to be an expensive affair for candidates seeking leadership positions. The amended constitution has proposed a nomination fee of between half a million shillings for national leadership positions and Kshs 50,000 for branch positions, a move that has been termed as economic discrimination against grassroots potential candidates