Court declines Sossion push to stop KNUT elections
Court declines Sossion push to stop KNUT elections
Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion has suffered a setback after the Labour Relations Court dismissed his petition to halt the union’s upcoming elections.
In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, April 1, the court declined to grant conservatory orders sought by Sossion, thus allowing the election of the union’s new Secretary General.
Sossion had moved to court seeking multiple orders, including barring certain officials from contesting and suspending the union’s national election process.
In his petition, the former KNUT boss sought the conservatory orders until all the union’s branches and councils were fully constituted.
The court, however, found that the issues raised by the petitioner, particularly those concerning eligibility, were adequately addressed within KNUT’s constitution.
Justice Jacob Gakeri emphasised that Sossion had not sufficiently demonstrated grounds to justify the intervention of the court at the said stage.
“The foundation of the application, namely nomination and eligibility, is already well provided for by the constitution of the association,” the judge noted.
KNUT officials had opposed Sossion’s petition, arguing that the elections were being conducted in accordance with the union’s constitution and that halting them would undermine democratic processes within the organisation.
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The ruling clears the way for KNUT to proceed with its national elections, marking a crucial moment for the teachers’ union as it prepares to elect its top leadership.
Meanwhile, the latest ruling comes as a major relief for the current KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu, who recently slammed Sossion for allegedly attempting to block his reelection.
Addressing the press on March 24, 2026, hours after Sossion declared his bid to run for the same position, Oyuu said that it was against the KNUT constitution for a former member to ‘recycle’ themselves and reclaim seats.
Collins Oyuu was elected in June 2021 to lead the union for five years, effectively replacing Sossion, who had steered the union for almost a decade.
The Secretary General reiterated that Sossion should refrain from meddling with the affairs of the Union since he is no longer a member of KNUT.
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