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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.

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.

ASAL principals protest demotions, call for fair promotions and staffing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 28, 2025

National Secretary Abdi Noor Haji said 1,864 school heads who had been promoted to principal, senior principal, and chief principal roles had their pr...

MPs grill TSC over "flawed" hardship pay, unequal teacher deployment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 20, 2025

MPs questioned how the TSC and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) determine hardship allowances, with some legislators accusing the commis...

Over 5,000 teacher promotions, zero merit? MPs turn up the heat on TSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

MPs accused the commission of favouring regions associated with its top officials, leaving out thousands of teachers who have served for years without...

MPs demand explanation from TSC over failure to employ teachers aged over 45
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 05, 2025

MPs condemned the commission’s continued disregard of the 2019 Employment and Labour Relations Court ruling, which found the age restriction discrimin...

TSC urged to stop relying solely on KCSE grades in hiring teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

KNUT insists many qualified individuals are being unfairly locked out of the teaching profession despite having attained higher academic qualification...

Teachers in acting roles to get defined timeline, allowances in proposed Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 17, 2024

The Bill proposes that the TSC may appoint a teacher in an acting capacity for at least 30 days but not exceeding six months.

TSC set to promote 36,000 teachers starting next week
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 25, 2024

The commission says it has completed the interview process and expects to release the list of successful candidates next week, with appointment letter...

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