Teachers in Embu and Kilifi Counties are accusing the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) of mismanaging funds and obstructing fair elections. In Embu, officials allege leadership failure, lack of transparency, and misuse of Branch Benevolent Funds (BBF), while in Kilifi, aspirants claim offices were closed to prevent nomination paper submissions for the upcoming branch elections.

• Embu KUPPET officials claim the leadership has failed members for three years and accuse them of misusing BBF funds, with KUPPET receiving over KSh800,000 monthly for welfare, unaccounted for since 2024.
• In Kilifi, teachers reported that KUPPET offices were closed all day on a critical submission deadline, hindering aspirants from filing nomination papers for the early February elections.
• The Executive Secretary, Mr Mogere, was criticized for the lack of communication regarding the office closure in Kilifi, leading to concerns about the transparency of the electoral process.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued a stern warning that individuals providing teaching services in Kenya without proper registration face imprisonment or heavy fines, following the deregistration of three teachers.

• Individuals teaching without TSC registration risk two years imprisonment or a fine of Ksh100,000, or both.
• TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eveleen Mitei issued the warning through a gazette notice dated January 2, 2026.
• The warning comes after three teachers (TSC numbers 778322, 1024775, and 739070) were removed from the register in November of the previous year for violating the code of conduct.