The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Kitui Branch, has hired four buses and 15 Nissan matatus to facilitate the transportation of more than 400 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) examiners from all the 19 sub-counties of Kitui County to various examination marking centres.

Led by KUPPET Kitui Branch Secretary Philip Maanzo, alongside other branch officials, the leadership flagged off the vehicles in an exercise aimed at ensuring the examiners travel conveniently and arrive at their respective marking centres on time.

The initiative is expected to ease transportation challenges for the examiners, considering the vast geographical coverage of Kitui County.

The transport arrangement is also one of Maanzo’s campaign manifesto, that he has successfully actualized since taking up the branch leadership, demonstrating his commitment to addressing teachers’ welfare and delivering on his pledges.

The move has been welcomed as a practical step towards supporting teachers and ensuring a smooth and efficient marking exercise.