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Form one process Shambolic, employ 20,000 new teachers- KUPPET’s Milemba laments

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The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has sharply criticized the current admissions for form ones. According to KUPPET, the government should ensure there are enough structures in secondary schools to accommodate the large number of admitted form ones. Speaking to journalists, KUPPET National chair (Hon Amboko Milemba) said the available infrastructure in Secondary schools can not accommodate the inflated numbers; noting some schools have admitted more students than they can accommodate.

“We have noted that our schools have admitted more students exceeding the available infrastructure. So, as we speak now, those schools that usually admit about 100 students have admitted over 300 students. And now, the schools are full but they lack classrooms, sanitary facilities and dormitories (for boarding schools),” Milemba said.

The KUPPET chair has asked the Education Ministry to move with speed and provide finances to schools to put up new structures that will accommodate the upsurge from the 2019 form ones.

“The Ministry of Education has funds for infrastructure that were passed in the budget. Each school needs at least two new classrooms to accommodate the newly admitted form one students. We are asking the Education Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohammed, to immediately release the funds to schools to construct more facilities,” added Milemba.

The 2019 form ones started reporting to schools on Monday, 7th January 2019, an exercise that has been extended by one week to Friday next week, 18th January 2019.

Form ones reporting to secondary schools. The Ministry of education has extended the reporting date for one week to Friday, the 18th of January 2019
Form ones reporting to secondary schools. The Ministry of education has extended the reporting date for one week to Friday, the 18th of January 2019

TSC ASKED TO EMPLOY MORE TEACHERS

Milemba has at the same time told the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, to employ 20,000 new teachers to cater for the large number of students. Milemba says the National Assembly ratified a budget that would be used by the Commission to employ 20,000 new teachers. “Parliament gave money for employment of about 20,000 new teachers. These teachers should be employed particularly in secondary schools to accommodate the large numbers of form ones from the hundred percent transition (process),” Milemba notes.

Milemba who is also the Member of Parliament for Emuhaya says TSC is dragging its feet in employing new tutors. Milemba castigates the Commission for not advertising the new posts; that only fills vacancies left by teachers who exit service. “The Commission is only advertises vacancies for teachers who exit service. But, they have never advertised the 20,000 new vacancies. We are asking the Teachers Service Commission to advertise these positions before the end of this (coming) week to enable smooth implementation of the hundred percent transition,” added Milemba.

Schools are grappling with high numbers of students with a lean teaching staff to handle them, a scenario that has reduced service delivery and efficiency. It remains to be seen as to whether TSC will employ the 20,000 new teachers as demanded by KUPPET to ease the workload on the available tutors.

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Latest news on TSC secondary schools teachers’ recruitment; Interview dates and subject combinations changes

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The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is currently recruiting a total of 5,000 teachers to support the government’s 100 percent transition Policy from Primary to Secondary Schools. Schools, where the posts had been advertised, have been receiving application documents from interested degree and diploma holders. The applications were received between Wednesday 30th January, 2019 and 11th February, 2019 (9 days).

With the applications window now formally closed, interviews will be executed at various designated areas countrywide between Tuesday 12th February, 2019 and 26th February, 2019 (10 days). Some of the areas that have advertised the interview dates are:

A. SCHEDULE FOR INTERVIEWS- BOMET COUNTY

In Bomet County, interview dates and venues for the various Sub- Counties have been scheduled as shown below:

  • Konoin Sub- County: 25/02/2019 at Saseta Girls
  • Chepalungu Sub- County: 26/02/2019 at Moi Siongiroi
  • Sotik Sub- County: 27/ 2/2019 at Pastoral centre
  • Bomet East Sub- County: 28/02/2019 at Longisa AGC
  • Bomet Central Sub- County: 01/03/2019 at Tenwek Boys.

B. SCHEDULE FOR INTERVIEWS- NYANDARUA COUNTY

For Nyandarua County, the interviews have been scheduled as shown below:

Sub- COUNTYInterviews 
Date		VENUE
1. Kinangop12/2/2019Mt. Kinangop
Girls
2. Kipipiri, Nyandarua and
Mirangine		13/2/2019Magomano 
Girls
3. Nyandarua Central
and Mirangine		14/2/2019Kiganjo 
Girls
4. Nyandarua West and
Nyandarua North		15/2/2019Nyahururu
High.

C. SCHEDULE FOR INTERVIEWS-  HOMABAY COUNTY.

These are the interview dates for HomaBay County:

SUB- COUNTYINTERVIEW
DATES		VENUE
Ndhiwa13/2/2019Mirogi Boys
Homabay and Rangwe14/2/2019St. Josephine Bakhita
Rachuonyo East15/2/2019Ringa Boys
Mbita18/2/2019Mbita High School
Rachuonyo North25/2/2019Gendia High School
Suba26/2/2019Sindo Girls
Rachuonyo South27/2/2019Agoro Sare Mixed

D. SCHEDULE FOR INTERVIEWS- KAKAMEGA COUNTY; BUTERE SUB- COUNTY

  • Day one: 19th February, 2109 at Butere Girls High School
  • Day two: 20th February, 2109 at Butere Girls High School

APPROVED CHANGES TO THE TSC ADVERTISED POSTS.

Meanwhile, some schools have been allowed to change the advertised subject combinations to suit the current staff demands. These changes have been occasioned by: The Commission erroneously advertising same posts twice and in some cases the schools missing teachers in some subjects. For an advertised subject combination to be changed, the Principal of the affected school must make a formal application to the TSC County Director; who in turns approves the changes.

APPROVED CHANGE OF SUBJECTS COMBINATIONS IN MAKUENI COUNTY.

SCHOOLADVERTISED
SUBJECT
COMBINATION		NEW SUBJECT
COMBINATION		REASON FOR
CHANGE		STATUS
Kaliini Bio/ AgricHistory/ KiswahiliThe school recruited
a Biology/ Agric teacher in 2017		Approved
MasokaniEng/ Lit.Bio/ ChemThe school is a single
stream and has no
Chemistry teacher		Approved
kikuswiKiswahili/
Business		Biology/
Agric		Same combination was
recruited in 2018		Approved
NthanguMaths/
Chemistry		Biology/
Agriculture		School has 3 streams
hence need for
Bio/ Agric		Approved
NthunkulaMaths/
Physics		Geography/
Business		Same combination was
recruited in 2018 and
Hist/ Geog posted in
2019		Approved
SiaCRE/ HistBiology/
Agriculture		No single teacher for
Agriculture		Approved
KathekaniEnglish/
Literature		Business/
History		School is double stream
and there is a big
challenge in |BS/ Hist.		Approved

APPROVED CHANGE OF SUBJECTS COMBINATIONS IN  KAKAMEGA COUNTY

  1. Matioli Secondary
  • Advertised Subject Combination: Home Science
  • New Subject Combination: Mathematics/ Physics
  • Reason (s) for the change: School does not offer Home Science.
  • Status: Approved

2. Bushili Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: English/ Literature
  • New Subject Combination: Biology/ Chemistry
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school is two streamed and has two English/ Literature teachers; with no one to handle Biology/ Chemistry
  • Status: Approved

3. St. John Shinoyi

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Business Studies/ Maths
  • New Subject Combination: CRE/ Kiswahili
  • Reason (s) for the change: School has two teachers for Business Studies/ Maths and none for CRE/ Kiswahili.
  • Status: Approved

4. Ivakale S.A

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Kiswahili/ History
  • New Subject Combination: Chemistry/ Maths
  • Reason (s) for the change: No Chemistry/ Maths teacher. Also, the school has two History/ Kiswahili teachers
  • Status: Approved

5. St. Charles Lung’anyiro Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Computer Studies
  • New Subject Combination: Maths/ Physics
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school does not offer computer studies. And, the double stream school has one Physics/ Maths teacher only.
  • Status: Approved

6. Makunga Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Biology/ Agriculture
  • New Subject Combination: Maths/ Chemistry
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school already has three teachers handling Biology/ Agriculture
  • Status: Approved

7. Muslim Boys

  • Advertised Subject Combination: English/ Literature
  • New Subject Combination: History/ CRE
  • Reason (s) for the change: School already has enough English/ Literature teachers.
  • Status: Approved

8. Iremele Mixed

  • Advertised Subject Combination: English/ Literature
  • New Subject Combination: Chemistry/ Biology
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school has two English/ Literature teachers and no Chemistry/ Biology one.
  • Status: Approved

9. Namulungu Muslim

  • Advertised Subject Combination: IRE/ Arabic
  • New Subject Combination: Biology/ Agriculture
  • Reason (s) for the change: School already has an IRE/ Arabic teacher with inadequate Biology/ Agriculture teacher numbers.
  • Status: Approved

10. St. Andrews Eshikalame

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Biology/ Chemistry
  • New Subject Combination: History/ CRE
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school has two Biology/ Chemistry teachers and no one to handle History/ CRE
  • Status: Approved

11. St. Gerald Mayuge

  • Advertised Subject Combination: English/ Literature
  • New Subject Combination: Business Studies/ Geography
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school is single streamed and already has a teacher of English without a Business/ Geography teacher.
  • Status: Approved

12. Esumeiya

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Kiswahili/ CRE
  • New Subject Combination: History/ CRE
  • Reason (s) for the change: School is double streamed without a CRE/ History teacher
  • Status: Approved

13. Makhukhuni

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Chemistry/ Biology
  • New Subject Combination: Biology/ Agriculture
  • Reason (s) for the change: School has two Chemistry teachers and only one Biology teacher. There is no Agriculture teacher, though.
  • Status: Approved

14. Eshibinga

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Home Science
  • New Subject Combination: Maths/ Business Studies
  • Reason (s) for the change: School does not offer Home Science and there is a shortage of Maths/ Business teachers.
  • Status: Approved

15. Ibinzo Girls

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Maths/ Physics
  • New Subject Combination: Biology/ Agriculture
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school is adequately staffed in Maths/ Physics. But, understaffed in Biology/ Agriculture.
  • Status: Approved

16. Shiongo Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: CRE/ History
  • New Subject Combination: History/ Kiswahili
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school has two CRE teachers and one Kiswahili teacher.
  • Status: Approved

17. St. Thomas Shikumu Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: English/ Literature
  • New Subject Combination: Maths/ Physics
  • Reason (s) for the change: The school has no teacher for Maths/ Physics
  • Status: Approved

APPROVED CHANGE OF SUBJECTS COMBINATIONS IN  BARINGO COUNTY

1.Kiplombe Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Kiswahili/ CRE
  • New Subject Combination: Computer/ Maths
  • Reason (s) for the change: There is no Computer teacher in the two streamed school. Form four candidates have no computer teacher
  • Status: Approved

2. Sinoni Secondary

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Kiswahili/ CRE
  • New Subject Combination: Biology/ Agriculture
  • Reason (s) for the change: No teacher for Biology/ Agriculture in the single streamed school. Kiswahili/ History is being handled by one teacher. The principal, who was transferred recently to the school, teaches/ Kiswahili/ Geography.
  • Status: Approved

3. Tenges Boys

  • Advertised Subject Combination: Maths/ Kiswahili
  • New Subject Combination: Maths/ Physics
  • Reason (s) for the change: There is only one Physics teacher in the four streamed school. The vacancy therefore to replace the three Physics/ Maths teachers who were transferred in the recent past. Additionally, there are five teachers currently handling Kiswahili at the school.
  • Status: Approved