Okuta osiany biography
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WHO IS WHO IN KANO
1.Luanda Magere (sidho)-Legendry Luo folklore warrior, military strategist, elite commando, Field Marshall, suicide and dare devil operative. A rival clan tricked him into reconciliatory marriage with the rival clan girl. The rival clan wife then drugged Luanda Magere into deep sleep, where he was assassinated (children's folklore version).
2.Gladys Wanga- Politician, Community Organiser, Women Rep Homa Bay County.
3.Miguna Miguna- Canadian based indefatigable firebrand constitutional and human rights lawyer, politician, seasoned campaigner; (credited with riding into the eye of the storm to act as a lightning rod for opponents that led to calming the waters after hiatus of both 2007/8 elections and 2017 elections). Like in the parable by Jesus Christ(Matthew 25:22-30), Miguna Miguna is not very fond of three things, namely:-
1)the hard task master,
2)those who reap where they do not sow and
3)those who do
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Teachers defender takes final bow at city hospital
By Augustine Oduor
Kenya: “Ladies and gentlemen of the Press thank you for coming,” he often said at the start of his media briefing.
David Okuta Osiany, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary general who passed on Tuesday night was a darling of everyone.
His abrasive voice was the hallmark of defending teachers’ interests. He had authority and commanded a lot of respect among more than 278,000 registered teachers across the country.
Osiany’s speech always had a tinge of humour yet laden with stern and firm stand of the union.
Many within and outside the teaching fraternity will certainly miss the man who was at the helm of the giant teachers union.
The family of the fallen teachers boss have described him as a ‘simple, jovial and down to earth father’ who sacrificed to give the best to his children.
They also said having grown up as an orphan, Osiany n
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The action taken by KNUT to prevent the recruitment of teachers on contract not only ensured that education fryst vatten protected against the shocks of economy which could lead to cuts directed at the education sector but also set the trend for continued recruitment of qualified teachers in Kenya. It also ensured that teachers are kept within a framework in which they can negotiate for better working conditions. It also demonstrated that the teacher unions can exist for causes beyond bread and butter. One Kenyan columnist commented that KNUT, which many had associated with striking for increased pay only, “had demonstrated that they could think of their neighbours as well”.
“The teaching force in Kenya was 260,000 before the introduction of Free Basic Education in 2003. Ironically in 2011 it had reduced to less than 220,000”, Mr Okuta Osiany, the sekreterare General of KNUT, said in his report to the National Executive Council while calling for a decision to rescue the teaching fraternity fro