TSC Stories

KNUT defends new CBA as teachers protest small pay rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

He pointed out that in the 2021–2025 CBA, teachers had secured no salary increments, receiving only paternity and maternity benefits as Covid-19 disru...

Unions push for stand-alone junior schools, teachers cite stalled career growth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 19, 2025

They want junior schools to be recognised as a stand-alone tier, separate from both primary and senior schools.

TSC clears 1,436 primary school teachers for deployment to junior schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

In a circular, the commission explained that the deployment is meant to ensure that teachers with the right qualifications and experience teach Junior...

Teachers to apply for transfers online under new TSC system that aims to boost accountability
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 17, 2025

TSC Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei said the commission developed the system to ensure equitable distribution and optimal deployment of teachers while advanc...

HELB rolls out loan scheme for civil servants pursuing further studies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Applicants need an admission letter from a recognised Kenyan university or training institution. They must submit certified copies of their three late...

TSC announces over 45,000 teaching and internship vacancies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The combined recruitments offer over 45,000 positions, including over 21,000 teaching and leadership vacancies and 24,000 internship roles for junior...

KUPPET condemns TSC for ignoring decade-long teacher promotion backlog
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The union has called for a clear promotion framework that would allow teachers in job group C3 to move to C4 after three years without the need for an...

KUPPET threatens strike over government plan to scrap Minet teachers' medical scheme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Kuppet insists the existing Minet Teachers Medical Scheme, managed by MKL Minet under contract with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), is guarante...

Education stakeholders push for independent body to regulate teachers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

Fuad explained that the proposed body would be tasked with setting professional benchmarks, licensing all qualified teachers, enforcing codes of condu...

We have not reviewed hardship allowances for teachers - TSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

TSC’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Eveleen Mitei told the National Assembly Implementation Committee that the allowances are still being paid based...

TSC still using 1997 rules to pay hardship allowance, MPs demand urgent review
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Acting TSC CEO Eveleen Mitei explained that the list of designated hardship areas remains unchanged, as the mandate to review the classifications now...

MPs demand answers over unfair teacher postings, hardship allowances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

This follows complaints by legislators who said some teachers from urban centres were being posted to hardship areas and promoted to leadership roles,...

CS John Mbadi pledges permanent placement for 20,000 intern teachers from January 2026
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

Appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee on Thursday, CS Mbadi said it was now his responsibility to ensure the recruitment goes ahe...

TSC introduces baggage allowance to ease teachers’ transfer costs, salary increase in new CBA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

According to the TSC, the allowance ranges from Sh43 to Sh80 per kilometre, with teachers in the highest grade, D5, receiving the maximum rate.

Audit: TSC yet to recover Sh211 million in teacher overpayments despite recouping Sh222 million
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

In her audit report for the financial year ending June 2024, Gathungu disclosed that TSC had overpaid teachers Sh433.9 million, blaming the situation...

Court orders TSC to resolve dispute with interdicted North Eastern teachers who fled terror attacks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

This comes after teachers sued their employer for interdicting them when they fled their workstations following deadly Al-Shabaab attacks.

TSC raises alarm over fake job letters sold to desperate job seekers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

The Commission warned Kenyans against making payments for the documents, insisting that they are fake and hold no legitimacy.

Teachers win big after securing Sh33 billion pay deal with TSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

Implementation will be gradual, with an annual salary adjustment budget of Sh8.4 billion, totalling Sh33 billion by the end of the agreement period on...

Senators criticise TSC over 'culture of silence' on sexual abuse in schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

The criticism follows explosive allegations against Peter Ayiro, a senior teacher and long-serving Christian Union patron at Alliance Girls High Schoo...

Alliance Girls teacher sent on compulsory leave over sexual abuse allegations as TSC launches probe
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

This development follows mounting public pressure after a report by African Uncensored brought the allegations to light, sparking national outrage and...

Nearly 90 per cent of teachers deregistered for misconduct in Kenya are men, TSC data shows
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

Between 2019 and 2024, the Teachers Service Commission deregistered 470 teachers, 419 of whom were male, five female, and 46 whose gender was not spec...

Kuppet warns TSC against non-monetary CBA deal, demands up to 70 per cent pay rise
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

Kuppet is demanding salary increases of up to 70 per cent, enhanced allowances, and the elimination of unpaid acting roles.

Education PS orders arrest, interdiction of Alliance Girls teacher over sexual misconduct claims
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 10, 2025

Bitok said the Ministry had engaged the TSC to initiate the teacher’s interdiction, as part of broader efforts to root out similar misconduct in schoo...

MPs grill TSC over incomplete records of 39,000 unemployed senior teachers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

TSC Acting CEO Evaleen Mitei disclosed that only 2,837 of them disclosed their counties and sub-counties, while the remaining 36,180 failed to provide...

TSC introduces automatic promotions for teachers every three years, scrapping interviews
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 09, 2025

Teachers joining the service at Grade B5 will move to Grade C1 after serving for three years.

Teachers sue TSC over discriminatory promotion list excluding tutors from arid regions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

The case, filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court, challenges the TSC’s decision to exclude teachers from hardship-designated counties from...

KNUT issues seven-day strike notice after talks with TSC over CBA collapse
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 01, 2025

Following the failed talks with the TSC on Tuesday, KNUT has issued a seven-day strike notice, warning of nationwide disruption in public schools star...

KUPPET proposes three-tier school system to fix CBC confusion
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 28, 2025

The union is proposing to have the JSS level fully equipped and independent of primary and higher secondary levels in a bid to resolve CBC challenges.

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