There is an increasing demand for teacher recruitment and promotion based on merit and transparency.

There is an increasing demand for teacher recruitment and promotion based on merit and transparency.

When it comes to hiring, promoting, and placing teachers, education stakeholders in Kakamega County, such as parents and instructors, are pressing the government to prioritize merit. By prioritizing merit, they hope to reduce regional disparities in the teacher-to-student ratio and raise the standard of education nationwide.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been urged to follow the law precisely throughout teacher recruitment in order to prevent political meddling, which, according to many, has made the procedure more complicated.

The National Assembly was the site of contentious debates over a recent promotional campaign that included 151,611 teachers. The TSC’s procedures were questioned by lawmakers, who brought up concerns about bias and irregularities.

The commission seemed to favor newly recruited teachers over those with more experience, according to members of Parliament who sit on the Education Committee. They also observed that advertising slots were distributed unfairly, with some counties getting a lot more than others.

These MPs claimed that “teachers who scored 80 percent in interviews were promoted over those who scored 100 percent.” In addition, they demanded a clear examination of the promotion standards, claiming that TSC CEO Nancy Macharia and board chairman Jamleck Muturi had submitted fabricated paperwork.