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A recent decision by the National Assembly Committee on Public Petitions has dismissed a request from special needs education teachers seeking to stop what they described as unauthorized union deductions.

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is pushing for a change in leadership at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), calling for the appointment of a professional with a teaching background.

Calls Grow for TSC to Employ Teachers Graduated Over a Decade Ago. According KNUT, it is deeply unfair that such dedicated individuals remain unemployed even after more than ten years of graduation.

This latest recruitment initiative is part of TSC’s ongoing strategy to boost efficiency in service delivery through the effective deployment of human capital and streamlined administrative support.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has started sending out the initial batch of promotion letters to various counties. This move enables the deployment of teachers who have been promoted to fill vacancies in schools nationwide.

Matayos Member of Parliament Geoffrey Odanga has criticized the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for the regular transfer of teachers within the sub-county.

The government has unveiled an ambitious plan to hire 40,000 more teachers by the end of 2026 as part of a wider effort to improve the teacher-student ratio in public schools.

A total of 23,388 teachers will begin receiving their promotion letters next week following the clearance by the National Assembly Committee on Education, led by Tinderet MP Julius Melly

Despite budgetary provisions to cover these payments, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has not disbursed the funds, according to the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET).

KUPPET presented its case to the National Assembly’s Education Committee on Thursday, seeking the legal inclusion of several allowances.