MPs Exposed for Selling Ksh. 200K TSC Appointment Letters to Desperate Teachers.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu has raised serious allegations regarding the integrity of the teacher recruitment process.
According to Oyuu, Members of Parliament (MPs) are allegedly exploiting public events such as funerals and community barazas to distribute Teacher Service Commission (TSC) employment forms—forms that are reportedly being sold for Ksh. 200,000 each.
Oyuu insisted that TSC holds the official mandate to recruit and employ teachers, yet elected leaders are bypassing this mandate, giving the impression that they have authority in the process. He emphasized that this conduct undermines not only the teaching profession but the credibility of the country’s education system.
The union leader claimed to possess evidence indicating that some politicians are monetizing teaching jobs by demanding large sums of money from desperate applicants. He questioned the ethics of MPs selling government employment opportunities, describing it as inhumane and deeply immoral.
Oyuu condemned the exploitation of young graduates who, despite finishing college years ago, are overlooked in favor of those who can afford to buy these forms.
Oyuu outlined how new graduates from 2023 and 2024 are being prioritized over those who completed teacher training as far back as 2011, simply because they can pay. This, he stated, is unacceptable and demoralizing to those who have waited for years. The teaching profession, he added, deserves more respect than the current recruitment methods show.
He stated that KNUT is firm in pointing fingers at the TSC for allowing such a distorted process to take place. Oyuu insisted that the integrity of the profession was being trampled and reiterated that the union has credible proof of the corruption involved, calling it both shameful and tragic for young Kenyans and their families.
Government’s Complicity and Political Spectacle
Economic advisor Moses Kuria echoed Oyuu’s concerns, attributing the rot to top leadership. He pointed out that the practice of distributing appointment letters during funerals began under a Cabinet Secretary appointed by President William Ruto. According to Kuria, this approach has reduced public service delivery to a political spectacle aimed at misleading constituents.
Both Kuria and Oyuu stressed that these employment drives are less about job creation and more about political optics. They believe MPs are using these opportunities to give the illusion of development because they have failed in their fundamental duties: oversight, policy-making, and development.
Oyuu expressed sadness over the government’s conduct, arguing that if development funds were being properly allocated, there would be no need for MPs to use employment letters for clout. The failure, he said, is evident in how MPs now rely on recruitment drives to justify their relevance.
He lamented that the practice has led to a collapse in morale among teachers, with those qualified long ago now left hopeless while newer graduates get unfairly prioritized. According to him, this trend signals the decline of a once-noble profession, further worsened by political interference and corruption.
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Oyuu stated he was prepared to present the evidence publicly and urged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to probe the matter. He called for urgent intervention to restore dignity to the teaching profession, hold the perpetrators accountable, and eliminate the sale of public jobs.
He concluded by asserting that these actions are corroding the country from the top down and warned that without swift reform, the education sector would continue its dangerous descent.
MPs Exposed for Selling Ksh. 200K TSC Appointment Letters to Desperate Teachers.
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