TSC reinstates interdicted teachers, sends them back to North Eastern counties
The non-local teachers had refused to return to their schools, citing insecurity in the region.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has reinstated primary and secondary school teachers it interdicted months ago and ordered them back to their schools in the Northeastern region ahead of the January reopening.
The non-local teachers had refused to return to their schools, citing insecurity in the region.
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However, TSC directed the teachers to their workstations with the threat of disciplinary action.
Some of the teachers resumed their duties as the commission interdicted those who had refused to re-
turn to their workstations and stopped remitting their salaries.
That was despite the National Assembly Education Committee chairman, Julius Melly, not to interdict the teachers.
DP's assurance
Earlier this month, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua assured teachers of their safety in all parts of the country, including in areas facing security challenges.
Gachagua said adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure teachers go on with their work in volatile areas without fear for their lives.
“We have taken enough measures to ensure that the teachers are secure and there is enough security for them. A lot of work is going on in those regions to make sure that teachers and everybody and the rest of the country are secure,” said the Deputy President.
He also said that the government had stopped the sacking of teachers who fled from their working stations over insecurity in Northern Kenya.
“You cannot punish people who are running away to save their lives,” he said.
A total of 3,227 non-local teachers are working in the three Northeastern counties, according to the TSC.
Knut Secretary General, Collins Oyuu, has been urging leaders in Wajir, Mandera and Garissa counties and the national government to come up with a strategy of employing individuals from the region as teachers.
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