In response to the outrage surrounding the promotions, TSC has broken its silence and is calling for a calm approach.
Today, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) released a statement in support of the recent promotion of 25,000 teachers, which is now subject to growing scrutiny and criticism from diverse stakeholders, including teacher unions and Parliament.
The Commission insisted that the exercise was carried out in an honest and open manner.
The topic was discussed for the first time at the Kenya National Schools Principals Forum in Mombasa by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nancy Macharia when speaking about the graduation of TSC, in the hopes that conversation would resolve all outstanding concerns.
The Commission’s dedication to maintaining integrity and guaranteeing that competent, deserving teachers are recognized was reiterated.
She said that TSC, under the direction of Dr. Macharia, has implemented a number of service delivery changes with the goal of enhancing its service delivery, particularly in the management of schools across the country.
She continued by saying that the standard advertisements were part of larger initiatives to promote professionalism and work ethics in the field.
Nevertheless, there has been widespread condemnation of the promotion, particularly from the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). The acting secretary general of KUPPET, Moses Nthurima, expressed concerns about fairness in the distribution of resources in a statement.
Because certain counties will get the same number of promotions despite having significantly different teacher workforces, he claims that the entitlement to promotion slots across counties does not consider the teacher populations in each.
Nthurima further asserted that there is a significant experience gap between some of the promoted teachers and their colleagues, raising concerns of political meddling.
He questioned the transparency of the procedure and slammed the commission for not engaging with unions before completing the list.
For her part, Dr. Macharia has vigorously refuted claims of political sway, claiming that she avoids politics and does not engage in such activities.
She maintained that the promotions were based on merit and in accordance with the government’s policy of decentralizing hiring and fostering equal opportunities across the country.
TSC urged the parties to have productive discussions so that the teaching community would not lose sight of the need to raise educational standards.
Dr. Macharia said that he hoped the consensus would be reached soon so that teachers who have been promoted may take on their new responsibilities without any more delay.
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