The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) says it will commence its nationwide teachers' strike on August 14, unless the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) promotes the remaining 16,000 of the 50,000 teachers promised by President William Ruto. KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori accused the commission of failing to implement Ruto’s directive to promote 50,000 teachers, saying only 34,000 promotion vacancies have been advertised. "The Commission's failure to advertise the exact number which the president himself had pronounced, 50,000 vacancies which he mandated on September 13, 2025. But when the president tells TSC to recruit over 50,000 teachers, now they are only advertising 34,000 teachers, that clearly indicates something," Milemba said. However, KUPPET argues that the advertised promotions fall short of the 50,000 positions publicly promised by President Ruto, leaving 16,000 teachers without the career progression they had anticipated.