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TSC opens portal for Teachers to declare their Wealth online; Step by step guide: TSC News

All Teachers Service Commission, TSC, employees and other Civil Servants will be required to declare their income, assets and liabilities for the year 2017-2019 by December 31, 2019. This is in line Section 26 and 27 of the Public Officer Ethics Act (POEA) which requires all public officers to declare their Income, Assets and Liabilities (IAL).

Wealth Declaration is a surveillance instrument to hold public officers accountable and track any unexplained acquisition of wealth. This exercise is conducted after every two years; the latest being in 2017.

In 2017, the Commission introduced an online declaration portal that will be used in filling and submitting the declaration. This year’s Declaration will start on 1st October. The online declaration can be filled and submitted by accessing the Teachers Online Portal https://tsconline.tsc.go.ke and selecting the declaration of income, assets and liabilities tab. This can be done using a smart phone.

Required information during the declaration process.

One needs to have the following information in order to fill out the declaration forms: Name of the public officer, Information on birth (place and date), marital status, address (postal and physical), employment information (designation, employer name, terms of employment, TSC number, Work station and Sub- county), Name of Spouse (s), Name (s) of dependent children who are eighteen years & below, income (salary, emoluments and other incomes from businesses, rent e.t.c), assets (e.g land, buildings, vehicles, machinery e.t.c), Liabilities (e.g loans) and a witness (like a colleague at work is required).

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Step by step guide

1). Access the TSC portal by using the link: https://tsconline.tsc.go.ke
2). Enter your TSC number and click on ‘Next’.
3). In the next window, enter your TSC Number and password and click on ‘Login’. In case you forgot your password, click on the ‘Forgot password’ link.
4).After logging in, check on the ‘Wealth Declaration’ tab at the top of your Window.
5). From the drop down list, click on ‘Basic Information’. The following information is already preloaded: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Phone Number, Email, ID and D.O.B.
Now enter the following: Gender, Place of Birth, Marital Status and Postal details.

6). Once done, click on ‘Next’. In section B, enter your approximate income, assets and liabilities.
7). The next window requires that you input your Dependant’s information (Spouse and Children under the age of 18 years).
8). You will now be expected to enter the Witness’s details (Names, Address and ID) in order to complete the upload.

9). Click on the view Summary button to view your declaration. In case you need to
make corrections, click on the appropriate menu on the left side of the window or
use previous button to move back to the page you want to edit. Once you are
satisfied, click on the Submit button to complete your declaration. A copy will be
sent to your e-mail which you provided above.

Resetting password for TSC wealth declaration Portal

  1. In case you forget your password, click on the Forgot password button.
  2. Enter your TSC No then click Continue button to re-set your password. Follow the instructions given in your e-mail to create a new password.

Changing password for TSC wealth declaration Portal

  1. In case your password is compromised and you need to change, click on the drop down Arrow at the top of the right side of the window and click on the Profile menu.
  2. Click on Account
  3. Enter the new password in the New password field and the old password in the Current password field. Click on the Save button to save. Use the new password next time you want to log in.

Ensure that you have logged out of the system when you are not using it for security reasons. To log out, Click on the drop down Arrow at the top of the right side of the window and click on Sign out.

In case of assistance kindly reach TSC through 0202892422, 0202892424(Integrity) or 0202892052(ICT) for support.

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2019 Wealth declaration; TSC news on online declaration of 2017-2019 income, assets and liabilities

Section 26 & 27 of the Public Officer Ethics Act (POEA) requires all public officers to declare their Income, Assets and Liabilities (IAL). All teachers are thus expected to fill an online Declaration by 31st December, 2019.

MODE OF DECLARATION

The Commission in 2017 Introduced an online Declaration Portal. This is the portal to be used for the 2017-2019 declarations. Declarations can be made following the steps outlined in the DIALS Manual.

ACCESSING ONLINE PORTAL

The Declaration Form can be accessed on the Teachers Online Portal https://tsconline.tsc.go.ke/site/index. Please note that you may also access this portal through a smart phone too.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

A do-it-yourself instruction manual has also been provided and is available on the TSC website https://www.teachersonline.go.ke under the Downloads Icon, next to the Declaration link. One may also make the Declaration process by following the prompts in the form after logging in.

MONITORING OF THE DECLARATION

All Heads of Institutions are required to monitor the progress of the Declarations in their respective institutions and report all cases of non-Compliance as reflected in line with Part B in the Wealth Dedaration Instruction Manual by 31st December, 2019.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(a) All teachers in employment of TSC are required to declare their Income, Assets & Liabilities. These include teachers on:

  • Leave (Of whatever kind)
  • Interdiction
  • Suspension
  • Sick leave
  • Authorized absence from duty

(b). Any teacher in TSC employment who fails to submit a Declaration or gives false or misleading information is liable to a fine of Kshs. 1,000,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding (1) one year or both upon conviction.
(c). It is mandatory for all teachers to have a personal working email address for setting, accessing and resetting individual passwords for the Declaration as applicable. A copy of the submitted Declaration will automatically be sent to the teacher’s email.
All sections of the Declaration must be filled. Incomplete Declaration Forms will be rejected by the system.

Teachers are encouraged to fill their Declarations in good time and not to forestall system congestion at the last minute. The system will be activated with effect from 1st November 2019 to 31st December 2019 to facilitate online declarations.
Guidelines for Declarations are available in the TSC website or visit: TSC Latest News and Documents Portal

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