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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has warned teachers and Kenyans to be wry of fraudsters who are calling to ask for money in order to offer services. The Commission has at the same time given a list of services that attract charges.

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“We would like to assure teachers, staff and other stakeholders seeking services from us that we do not charge for recruitment, transfer, promotion and pension services.” Says TSC.

A number of Kenyans have lost colossal amounts of money to fraudsters masquerading as TSC agents. A case in point is where the con men and women call teachers in the ptetext of assisting them get promotions.

According to the TSC Service Charter, the following services are offered at no cost:

Submitting an application against Advertised Posts,
Submitting a written enquiry and
Submit duly filled transfer application form among other many services.

It is important to note that only two services attract charges from TSC. These services are: Registration of Teachers and applying for a review of a discipline case.

A LIST OF ALL SERVICES OFFERED BY TSC

Here is a list of all services offered by TSC;

S/N	Services	Requirements	Cost	Response Time Frame
1	Service upon visit to TSC offices	Make enquiry	Free	Will be attended to within 10 minutes
2	Response to correspondence	Submit written enquiry	Free	Within 14 days
3	Registration of Teachers	Submit duly filled online application	Kshs 1000	Within 30 days
4	Teacher Recruitment	Submit application against Advertised Posts	Free	Acknowledgement within 14 days. Interview results to be communicated within 15 days
5	Transfer of teachers	Submit duly filled application form online	Free	Acknowledge application within 14 days and communicate decision in 90 days
6	Posting after recruitment	Fill employment form	Free	Posting letter to be dispatched within 30 days
7	Posting after leave	Submit application 30 days before expiry of leave	Free	Within 7 days
8	Appointment to Administrative position	Apply for advertised posts	Free	Acknowledge within 14 days and appoint successful candidate within 30 days
9	Competitive Promotion	Submit application against advertised posts	Free	Within 3 months
10	Common Cadre Promotion	Submit application 30 days before due date	Free	30 days
11	Determination of a discipline case	Submit defence statement within 21 days after interdiction	Free	Determine the case within 3 months after registration
12	Reviewing a discipline case	Submit application within 90 days from the date of the letter communicating	Ksh.2000	Within 3 months
13	Payment of salaries and uploading of pay slips	Perform assigned duty	Free	By last day of the month
14	Processing of benefits on exit from service	Submit application on prescribed forms and attach specified documents at County/ SubCounty offices	Free	Within 3 months
15	Complaint Handling and Resolution	Written complaint	Free	Initiate resolution process within 7 days