TSC Stories

TSC: Over 360,000 teachers face healthcare uncertainty as SHA declines onboarding
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2025

Legislators have now urged the government to urgently restructure the scheme and explore feasible options to ensure teachers receive the medical care...

Teachers in hardship areas accuse Kuppet of neglect, demand increase in hardship allowance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

They argue that the hardship allowance, being the only allowance specific to their working conditions, must be adjusted to reflect the daily struggles...

Teachers to receive non-pensionable allowances under new TSC reforms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 23, 2025

The Bill proposes that while most of these allowances will be non-pensionable, the responsibility allowance will be pensionable if a teacher earns it...

KNUT slams TSC over political interference in teacher hiring process
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 20, 2025

Speaking during a press briefing, Oyuu decried what he termed as the TSC’s abdication of its legal role, saying the commission had surrendered its con...

TSC faces backlash from MPs over "skewed" teacher promotions
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 19, 2025

Machakos County topped the list with 690 promotions, contrasting sharply with Garissa’s 303, the lowest among all counties.

Teachers demand 60% pay rise, improved working conditions in new CBA
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 18, 2025

KNUT has called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to include the proposed pay rise, alongside a host of other demands, in the next CBA schedule...

MPs reject TSC’s teacher promotion list, citing bias, inequity and lack of transparency
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 16, 2025

The MPs argued that the promotions, which had been celebrated by some, were skewed and unfair, with certain counties benefiting disproportionately fro...

TSC says it needs Sh3 billion to promote over 178,000 stagnated teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 15, 2025

TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia attributed the prolonged stagnation to years of underfunding, which she said had crippled the implementatio...

MPs want teacher redeployment policy scrapped amid concerns of discrimination
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 11, 2025

The delocalisation policy requires the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to transfer teachers to areas outside their place of origin to prevent confli...

Ogamba explains Butere Girls drama festival dispute, warns principals against involving non-teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 10, 2025

According to Ogamba, Malala was barred from training Butere Girls for the play since the rules of the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival (KNDFF) d...

MPs urge reversal of ban on transferring teachers outside their home counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

Macharia explained that the reversal of delocalisation has created a significant challenge in balancing teacher staffing across different regions.

TSC warns of worsening teacher shortage ahead of senior secondary school rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 08, 2025

According to TSC CEO Nancy Macharia, the situation is exacerbated by budget constraints that could impede the recruitment and promotion of teachers, f...

Kuppet wants TSC to revoke over 25,000 teacher promotions, cites unfair distribution
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

KUPPET called for a review of the promotion process to ensure fairness, advocating for a merit-based approach that considers staffing levels in differ...

Over 25,000 teachers promoted as Treasury allocates Sh1bn for new salary scales
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

The list, accessible on the TSC website, includes 25,252 teachers who have been successful in their applications for promotions.

School heads challenge TSC over promotion process
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 21, 2025

The principals claim the system limits opportunities for teachers from areas with a high number of qualified candidates while favouring regions with f...

TSC appeals for Sh17 billion to cover teachers' pay rise, promotions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 12, 2025

The TSC now awaits Parliament’s decision on the Sh17 billion request, which will determine whether teachers' salaries, insurance, and promotions remai...

Teachers, lecturers, police among public servants to benefit from Sh88bn budget boost
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 20, 2025

The Teachers Service Commission has been allocated Sh17 billion, making it the largest recipient of the additional funds.

Public hospitals, TSC, NTSA among state offices where bribes for services are a must – Report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 11, 2025

EACC noted that the national average bribe rose significantly in 2023, with Kenyans paying an average of Sh11,625 per transaction, up from Sh6,865 in...

School heads fault TSC over mass teacher transfers in Turkana
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 09, 2025

KESSHA accused TSC of transferring more than 47 teachers from various schools in Turkana County without ensuring continuity of learning for students.

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