Several Teachers Converge at TSC Offices
Several Teachers Converge at TSC Offices in Nairobi to address issues affecting their service delivery in the areas where they are teaching at the moment.
Hundreds of teachers deployed to teach in North Eastern Kenya have camped outside the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) offices demanding that they be transferred to their home counties.
The teachers, who are from Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa counties, say they fear attacks by al-Shabaab militants
According to a teacher who spoke to Citizen TV, he complained that the commission had taken them around in circles concerning their request to be transferred.
The teacher, who spoke in pure Swahili language highlighted a case where one of their colleagues (a teacher) was allegedly murdered by al-Shabaab assailants in the North-Eastern region.
Teacher Service Commission (TSC) has said it is aware of the teachers’ concerns and is working to address them, but teachers say they are not satisfied.
One of the teachers said that the reason as to why they decided to converge at the teacher service commission headquarter is because the commission has been silent after many requests.
The teachers are seeking transfers from the region citing insecurity, discrimination and poor working conditions.
Earlier today Education Cabinet Secretary Hon. Ezekiel machogu appeared before the house ( members of parliament) plenary committee members to respond to questions on transfer of teachers.
Delocalization Policy required Teacher Service Commission to transfer teachers to teach in areas outside their place of origin in an attempt to eliminate the conflict of interest.
To echo the same, Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Deputy Secretary General Hesbon Otieno said the government must address the security question because flying teachers always was not sustainable.
The teachers are seeking transfers from the region citing insecurity, discrimination and poor working conditions
Several Teachers Converge at TSC Offices
