Knut Secretary General hospitalised

By Mangoa Mosota and Maureen Odiwuor

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary General David Okuta has been admitted at Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu.

Mr Okuta was admitted on Sunday morning suffering from undisclosed ailment, at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Doctors who spoke to The Standard said the Knut secretary general was at the facility’s ICU.

By Sunday night, at 8pm, Okuta was still at the ICU. Several relatives and Knut officials visited him.

However, the doctors said they would not reveal more about the patient.

A relative, who sought anonymity, also confirmed that Okuta was admitted ay the hospital ICU.

“He is not able to speak at the moment. But doctors have assured us that his condition is stable,” said the source.

A senior Knut official also told The Standard Okuta was admitted at the facility.

“All I can say is that he has been admitted, but cannot divulge more,” said the official.

Okuta has been vocal on the rights of Knut members, who are currently over 240, 000. He took the realm as Secretary General in mid 2011.

This comes in as teachers are set to start their strike on Monday. This is despite the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) obtained a court order stopping them.

Industrial Court Judge Pyrum Ongaya on Friday granted TSC an order making the strike by public teachers illegal.

But Knut and Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers officials insist that the strike will go on as scheduled.