KUPPET Reveals How TSC Promoted Retired And Dead Teachers. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has come under fire from a teachers organization for what it called an ineffective promotion procedure.
According to the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), 100 teachers had passed away while others had either retired or departed the teaching profession.
The union expressed worry about the TSC promotions’ lack of openness and merit.
Akelo Misori, secretary general of Kuppet, criticized the commission for its lack of transparency, pointing out that instructors’ identities on the promotion list were hidden.
“Our analysis proves that the commission promoted several teachers who were not on its roll, including those who were dead or had resigned from service,” Misori claimed, highlighting the integrity issues plaguing the promotion process.
He further criticised the inclusion of non-teaching staff in the promotion list, saying they will benefit at the expense of deserving educators.
KUPPET Reveals How TSC Promoted Retired And Dead Teachers
“The commission deceptively included dozens of Curriculum Support Officers and other secretariat staff at the expense of deserving teachers,” Misori said.
The secretary general of Kuppet stressed the importance of accountability and tasked TSC with supplying data regarding the quantity of promotions allocated to each grade and region.
“The TSC must take blame for bungling the chance to promote these long-suffering teachers as part of the unprecedented 51,000 vacancies it declared,” he stated.
“Overall, the union’s stance underscores the urgency for reform within the TSC to address systemic issues and ensure equitable promotion opportunities for teachers across the country,” he stated.
Kuppet Chairman Omboko Milemba corroborated Misori’s observations, highlighting stark differences in the advancement procedure.
KUPPET Reveals How TSC Promoted Retired And Dead Teachers
“It beats logic that a teacher who is 57-years-old, has stagnated all along and is set for retirement in three years and somebody who was employed two years ago appears on the promotion list. Among these are 1,000 senior teachers who have not earned promotion for 15 years,” he said.
Milemba who is also the Emuhaya MP called for government intervention in the matter and advocated for increased funding to facilitate the promotion of deserving teachers.
“The government should in the supplementary budget provide for at least Sh5 billion for promotion of the remaining 150,000 teachers,” he said.
Milemba further demanded a comprehensive reassessment of the TSC’s policies on career progression, insisting that existing guidelines perpetuated stagnation of teachers.
We will call for an overhaul of career progression guidelines that have consigned many teachers to perpetual stagnation,” he said.
He reiterated the union’s commitment to advocate for fair and transparent promotion.
Along with variations in job classifications, Kuppet’s national secretary of secondary schools, Edward Obwocha, highlighted the promotion issue by pointing out differences in how deputy principals and principals were treated.
“However, there are educators with comparable aptitude who showed up for the interview but were not given the opportunity to advance. Several of them have aged in their careers and were overlooked, he claimed.
He insisted on an equitable and inclusive promotion process that takes into account variables like experience, age, and involvement in extracurricular activities.
“We intend to request a revision of the career advancement policies that have condemned numerous educators to unending stagnation,” he declared.
To discuss the concerns, the union and the TSC have set up a meeting.
KUPPET Reveals How TSC Promoted Retired And Dead Teachers