Teachers Service Commission Stories
Kenya faces a 137,500 teacher shortfall, with key subjects like Home Science, Social Studies and Creative Arts hit hardest, as thousands of trained te...
Teachers will start using the new Social Health Authority cover from December 1, 2025, with TSC and SHA assuring uninterrupted treatment and wider acc...
The new SHA medical scheme for teachers begins at midnight despite concerns over registration issues and legal challenges. Teachers express frustratio...
TSC Chairperson Jamleck Muturi said the commission will now place greater emphasis on the welfare and well-being of teachers.
The revelation comes even as President William Ruto’s administration has pledged to hire 24,000 teachers by January 2026 to address the ongoing shorta...
The looming transition has sparked anxiety within the teaching fraternity, with unions demanding a full breakdown of how the new scheme will operate.
In a circular dated October 16, 2025, and addressed to all teachers, the Commission announced that the affected interviews will now take place between...
The framework outlines how teachers will be selected, matched with suitable openings, and deployed through formal agreements between Kenya and foreign...
A section of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) officials said the directive was an attempt to silence teachers ahead of the...
TSC Director of Teacher Professional Management, Reuben Nthamburi, said lowering standards would undermine the foundation of learning in Kenya.
The legislators demanded an urgent review of the system, warning that the current arrangement undermines transparency and denies teachers their rightf...
The new policy will now be based on factors such as available vacancies, equitable staffing, and verified medical grounds.
TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor said the commission had received 111 cases, ranging from sexual relations with lea...
TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor told the Senate Education Committee that an investigation conducted on July 25, 20...
The meeting at State House, Nairobi, brought together more than 10,000 teachers, union leaders and school heads’ associations, who pressed the governm...
TSC has revealed that Junior Secondary Schools are operating at only 50 per cent of their required staffing levels, leaving millions of learners under...
Supervisors with conflicts of interest will be reassigned, and centre managers will verify the details of all personnel and submit records to KNEC. KC...
Legislators raised concerns that unresolved gaps have left thousands of teachers frustrated, warning the Commission to act swiftly.
He noted that learners would lose the mentorship of teachers who have guided them for years, especially at a critical time when candidates are prepari...
Teachers argue that the policy is discriminatory and undermines the principle of equal opportunity in hiring.
National Secretary of the Kenya Teachers in Hardship and Arid Areas Welfare Association, Ndung’u Wangenye, protested the allocations, calling for affi...
Under the new deal, resignation or dismissal no longer leads to total loss of benefits, as those leaving service will now qualify for gratuity and pen...
According to the guidelines, teachers aged 57 years and above stand to gain the most, with the scoring system heavily rewarding length of service and...
In a circular, the commission explained that the deployment is meant to ensure that teachers with the right qualifications and experience teach Junior...
TSC Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei said the commission developed the system to ensure equitable distribution and optimal deployment of teachers while advanc...
Applicants need an admission letter from a recognised Kenyan university or training institution. They must submit certified copies of their three late...
Kuppet insists the existing Minet Teachers Medical Scheme, managed by MKL Minet under contract with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), is guarante...
Fuad explained that the proposed body would be tasked with setting professional benchmarks, licensing all qualified teachers, enforcing codes of condu...
TSC’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Eveleen Mitei told the National Assembly Implementation Committee that the allowances are still being paid based...
Acting TSC CEO Eveleen Mitei explained that the list of designated hardship areas remains unchanged, as the mandate to review the classifications now...
