TSC Promoted Teachers To Wait Longer For New Salary Changes

Teachers who were recently promoted by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will have to wait longer before they can start seeing changes in their salaries.

 

TSC promoted 21,383 teachers and started posting them to schools in January following October 2025 promotion interviews.

 

However majority of the teachers haven’t received a cent after they reported to their stations to take their new roles.

 

Advert Name TSC Scale Posts

Chief principal – Regular D5 99

Chief principal – TTC D5 6

Senior Principal – Regular D4 490

Senior Principal – TTC D4 6

Principal – Regular D3 674

Principal – SNE D3 2

Deputy Principal II – Regular D2 971

Deputy Principal II – TTC D2 15

Deputy Principal II – SNE D2 4

Senior Lecturer I – TTC D2 23

Senior Curriculum Support Officer D2 19

Curriculum Support Officer I D1 56

Deputy Principal III – Regular D1 847

Senior Head Teacher – Regular D1 1,400

Senior Head Teacher – SNE D1 14

Senior Lecturer II – TTC D1 44

Curriculum Support Officer II – Regular C5 111

Curriculum Support Officer II – SNE C5 134

Head-Teacher – Regular C5 1,872

Senior Lecturer III – TTC C5 43

Senior Master III – Regular C5 737

Deputy Head-Teacher II – Regular C4 3,547

Deputy Head-Teacher II – SNE C4 19

Senior Lecturer IV – TTC C4 59

Senior Master IV – Regular C4 850

Senior Master IV – SNE C4 3

Lecturer I – TTC C3 18

Secondary Teacher I – (Diploma) Regular C3 994

Senior Teacher I – Regular C3 3,244

Senior Teacher I – SNE C3 141

Senior Teacher II – Regular C2 4,683

Senior Teacher II – SNE C2 188

TSC is currently struggling with pending bills. The Commission has not paid a significant number of intern teachers who were posted to schools in January.

 

TSC has also not paid majority of teachers it recruited on replacement in January.

 

The government has however initiated a supplementary budget to address gaps affecting its key ministries.

 

The promoted teachers are however likely to receive payment for their new grades after the July budget.

 

Promotion slots are likely to go up this year after a pledge by President William Ruto who committed to increase the number of teacher promotions from 25,000 to 50,000 annually.

 

Speaking during a State House meeting with teachers, Ruto said his government will increase allocation for teacher promotions from sh 1 billion to sh 2 billion yearly.

 

TSC acting CEO, Eveleen Mitei, already presented a sh 422 budget estimates for consideration by Parliament.

 

In the budget sh 2 billion are for teacher promotions, sh 7.2 billion for conversion of 20,000 junior school intern teachers to permanent and pensionable terms, and sh 16.5 billion for SHA medical cover.

 

TSC declared a total of 14,034 teacher promotions in December 2022, 36,275 in September 2023, 25,633 in 2024 and 21,313 in August 2025 bringing the total promotions to 97,255 since President Ruto’s tenure.

TSC PROMOTION SCORESHEET 2025 – 2026

 

1) ACADEMIC AND PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

PhD – 3

Masters – 2

Degree – 1

Maximum 3 Marks

NOTE: Only one, highest qualification, to be awarded

 

2) TSC (TIMEC/CBC/CEMASTEA County trainers), KNEC (examiners/item developers), KICD (panelist/book evaluator)

Maximum 2 Marks

 

3) ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND LENGTH OF STAY IN CURRENT GRADE

 

i)Responsibility

(Marks awarded for performance of administrative duties – This shall apply to those who are performing duties of Head o Deputy Head Teacher OR had earlier acted as such through deployment by the Commission or BOM)

 

Maximum 25 Marks

 

No. of years as administrator Marks

7 years and above 25

6 Years 22

5 Years 18

4 Years 14

3 Years 10

2 Years 6

6 months (Below 1 year) 2

ii)Length of stay in current grade

(Marks awarded for length of stay in current grade)

Maximum 30 Marks

 

No. of years in grade Marks

7 year and above 30

6 years 25

5 Years 20

4 Years 15

3 years 10

2 Years 5

6 months – 1 year 3

4) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

 

TPAD Rating

(Marks awarded for the average Marks in the last 3 years)

 

Maximum 10 Marks

 

Rating Scale TPAD Marks Marks

5 81% and above 10

4 61% – 80% 8

3 41% – 60% 6

2 21% – 40% 4

1 1% – 20% 2

5) AGE

 

Age of the teacher

 

Maximum 30 Marks

 

Age of Teacher Marks

57 and above 30

52 to 56 years 25

47 to 51 years 20

42 to 46 years 15

41 years and below 10

TOTAL MARKS 100