TSC Dismisses Fake News on Finance Bill Impact and Teacher Payments
In response to recent misinformation circulating online, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has clarified statements attributed to CEO Nancy Macharia regarding the Finance Bill 2024.
The commission emphasized that claims suggesting 100,000 teachers would not be paid in July due to the bill’s non-passage are entirely false.
According to the fake news, “the consequences of not passing the Finance Bill 2024 are significant. Without this essential legislation, we will be unable to pay 100,000 teachers in July, which will create substantial disruptions in the education sector.”
On it’s social pages, the Teachers Service Commission marked the news as fake. The commission encourages the public and media outlets to verify information through official sources to prevent the spread of misinformation.
This comes as the future employment prospects of 46,000 intern teachers hang in balance following President William Ruto’s decision to retract the contentious Finance Bill 2024.
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According to President Ruto, the bill was expected to generate additional revenue to cover the shortfall in this year’s Sh4 trillion budget, with some funds earmarked for educational initiatives such as the hiring of intern teachers.
TSC Dismisses Fake News on Finance Bill Impact and Teacher Payments
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