TSC Delocalization and ‘Disparities’ in Teacher Promotions Stir Controversy and Opposition
Chepalungu MP Victor Koech has called on the Education Ministry to clarify what he claims are disparities in teacher promotions in Bomet County.
According to Koech, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) recently conducted interviews for head teachers and principals, and only four teachers within the county received promotions, while teachers from outside the county received 57 jobs.
Koech expressed suspicion regarding the move, noting that there are numerous qualified teachers in Chepalungu and the entire county. However, he expressed surprise that, despite attending the interviews, they did not receive promotions.
He was speaking in Parliament after requesting a statement from the chair of the Education Committee.
The MP asserted that the excluded teachers possess extensive experience and have effectively managed educational facilities. He regretted that the promotions had overlooked them.
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Koech noted that the teachers had been involved in the running of these schools and had contributed substantially to the growth of education development in the county.
According to Koech, the National Assembly passed a motion requesting that the TSC reverse the delocalization program and delegate teacher deployment to the zonal level under international labor laws and UNESCO standards on teacher management and deployment.
The lawmaker stated that it seemed the government had not implemented the measure, which he considered to be against the law. Consequently, he mentioned that he was seeking a statement from the Education Committee.
The MP petitioned the Education Departmental Committee to explain the reasons for what he called “significant disparities in teachers’ promotions” and the ratio in the aforementioned promotions.
Koech expressed the desire to understand the measures being undertaken by the government to postpone the deployment of these teachers until adherence is observed.
The MP’s comments came on the same day that teacher unions in Bomet County criticized TSC’s decision to assign 61 new school principals and head teachers to the region.
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) have also requested that the TSC postpone their planned handover ceremony immediately.
They argued that the TSC should not have promoted the new heads while the school administrators, who had been running the institutions in acting capacities for so long, were still pending confirmation.
The unions, led by executive secretaries Paul Kimeto (KUPPET) and Desmond Langat (Knut), requested that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigate the situation.
“We are wondering why the TSC is still delocalizing the teachers, yet the policy was removed when the Kenya Kwanza government came in,” Kimeto said in a statement.
The unionists also stated that if TSC does not address their concerns, they will take to the streets to protest the appointment of new school heads.
Kimeto expressed the desire for the TSC to produce the list of teachers being promoted in Bomet and posted in other areas, emphasizing the importance of fairness and transparency in the process.
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For his part, Langat expressed regret over the posting of teachers from outside the area, fearing it would demoralize local teachers.
Langat emphasized that their teachers are competitive and up to the task. He suggested allowing them to grow similar to other teachers in the country, noting their wealth of experience.
The Knut SG stated that there will be no ‘leadership vacuum’ in the schools because the current administrators have been running them successfully.
TSC Delocalization and ‘Disparities’ in Teacher Promotions Stir Controversy and Opposition
