Executive secretary Abdirizak Hussein alias Njagi giving speech after winning.
BY OUR REPORTER.
Teachers affiliated to the Cord collation have scooped all the elective post of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Garissa branch.
They are Abdirizak Hussein alias Njagi is the new Executive Secretary, Bashir Abdullahi (Chairman) Mohamed Shide (Treasurer) and Shindes Ibrahim for Women Representative.
Other top officials elected are Abdi Salah for vice Secretary, Abdi Ali ….Vice Chairman, Abdinassir Hassan vice Treasurer, Omar Hussein…..Persons with disability position.
Eight (8) Branch Executive Committee (BEC) members were also picked.
According to the political pundits, the polls had set a precedent for next year’s general elections in the county.
The old team allied to some key politicians of the Jubilee side while the newly elected team are said to be leaning towards CORD parties.
“It is now crystal clear that it will be a complete revolution in the region’s politics come 2017 polls,’ said Abdikadir Sugow, county communications director
Sugow, in his facebook page, noted that any political change must start from village election. Teachers are opinion shapers.
Other pundits affirmed to the media that some politicians were bankrolling one side of the two opposing teams.
