TSC Deregisters And Publishes Names Of 33 Teachers. 33 Teachers nationwide had their appointments revoked, according to a statement released by the instructors Service Commission (TSC) on Friday.
The names of the 33 impacted tutors have been made public by the Commission; this list can be accessed through the Gazette Notice number 9587, which was issued on August 2.
The notice’s signatory, TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia, stated that the instructors’ disciplinary proceedings preceded the revocation.
“In exercise of powers conferred by section 30 (2) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, Chapter 212 of the laws of Kenya, the Commission wishes to notify the public that the persons whose names are specified in the Schedule herein below have been removed from the Register of Teachers pursuant to the provision of section 30 (1) (e) of the Teachers Service Commission Act,” read the notice in part.
TSC Deregisters And Publishes Names Of 33 Teachers
According to TSC Act Section 30, a teacher can be removed from the register as a result of disciplinary proceedings.
Other causes for removal include obtaining registration through fraudulent means, the conviction of a sexual offence, conviction of a criminal offence, and physical or mental illness rendering the teacher incapable of performing duties.
In the Gazette Notice, Macharia directed that if a teacher’s name is deregistered, it can only be reinstated by direction of the Commission.
Also, a teacher whose name has been removed from the register
shall cease to be a teacher immediately and shall subsequently not engage in the teaching service.
“Further section 44 (b) of the TSC Act provides that a person who falsely or fraudulently holds himself/herself out to be a registered teacher commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or both,” added the notice.
The Commission deregistered 65 teachers in April of this year as part of a disciplinary procedure; however, the specific breaches were not disclosed.
Furthermore, the Commission withheld the precise accusations made against the teachers. Disciplinary concerns led to the removal of 73 teachers in 2023; a Gazette Notice revealed their identities and other facts.